Can school children support ecological research? Lessons from the ‘Oak bodyguard’ citizen science project
B. Castagneyrol, E. Valdes-Correcher, A. Bourdin, L. Barbaro, O. Bouriaud, M. Branco, G. Csoka, M.-L. Duduman, A.-M. Dulaurent, C. B. Eotvos, M. Ferrante, A. Furjes-Mikio, A. Galman, M. M. Gossner, D. Harvey, , A. J. M. Tack
The paper evaluates schoolchildren's ability to collect ecological data through a citizen science project and finds their data require calibration but are comparable to untrained professionals.
bioRxiv · Aug 4, 2019Scientific Communication & Education