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Christopher L. Lawson

The University of QueenslandORCID 0000-0001-5150-6560Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Organism:virus· 1

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Scientific Communication & EducationPLoS ONEPeer-reviewedJul 1, 2026

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10 recommendations for strengthening citizen science for improved societal and ecological outcomes: A co-produced analysis of challenges and opportunities in the 21st century

Jack Nunn, Håkon da Silva Hyldmo, Lauren McKnight…·Christopher L. Lawson

Co-produced analysis of 46 survey responses and nine STARDIT case studies identifies eleven core challenges in citizen science and formulates 10 recommendations for infrastructure, FAIR data, and contributor support.

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EcologyEnvironmental Monitoring and AssessmentPeer-reviewedJun 26, 2025

Broadscale reconnaissance of coral reefs from citizen science and deep learning

Christopher L. Lawson, Katie Chartrand, Chris Roelfsema…·Peter J. Mumby

This paper demonstrates that combining citizen science with deep learning can produce accurate benthic cover estimates of coral reefs at a large scale.

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