Understanding pollination in urban food production: the importance of data validation and participant feedback for citizen science project design
Elizabeth Nicholls, Leah Salm, María Clara Castellanos, Parthiba Basu, Soumik Chatterjee, Adrian Ely, Helena R. Howe, Dave Goulson
This study evaluates a citizen science approach for monitoring pollination in urban farming, finding that grower-collected data overestimates crop-insect relationships and highlights the need for participant feedback to improve data accuracy and engagement.
Plants People Planet · Sep 3, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology