Handbook of citizen science in conservation and ecology

"Handbook of Citizen Science in Ecology and Conservation is the first practical and comprehensive manual that provides step-by-step instructions for creating natural science research projects that involve collaboration between scientists and the general public. As citizen-science projects becom...

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Other Authors: Lepczyk, Christopher A. 1970- (Editor), Boyle, Owen D., 1974- (Editor), Vargo, Timothy L. V., 1973- (Editor), Noss, Reed F. (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California University of California Press [2020]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Christopher A. Lepczyk, Owen Boyle, and Timothy Vargo
  • What is citizen science? / Jennifer Shirk and Rick Bonney
  • The history of citizen science in ecology and conservation / Abraham J. Miller-Rushing, Richard B. Primack, Rick Bonney, and Emma Albee
  • Current approaches to citizen science / Finn Danielsen, Teis Adrian, Per Moestrup Jensen, Jesus Munoz, Jennifer L. Shirk, and Neil D. Burgess
  • Project planning and design / John C. Tweddle, Helen E. Roy, Lucy D. Robinson, and Michael J.O. Pocock
  • Legal, ethical, and policy considerations / Anne Bowser, Andrea Wiggins, and Elizabeth Tyson
  • Recruitment and building the team / Michelle D. Prysby
  • Retaining citizen scientists / Rachel Goad, Susanne Masi, and Pati Vitt
  • Training / Heidi L. Ballard and Emily M. Harris
  • Collecting high quality data / Alycia W. Crall, David Mellor, Steven Gray, and Gregory Newman
  • Data management and visualization / Gregory Newman, Sarah Newman, Russell Scarpino, Nicole Kaplan, Alycia Crall and Stacy Lynn
  • Reporting citizen science findings / Eva J. Lewandowski and Karen Oberhauser
  • Program evaluation / Rebecca Jordan, Amanda Sorensen, and Steven Gray
  • How participation in citizen science projects impacts individuals / Rebecca Christoffel
  • From tiny acorns grow mighty oaks : what we have learned from nurturing nature's notebook / Theresa M. Crimmins, LoriAnne Barnett, Ellen G. Denny, Alyssa H. Rosemartin, Sara N. Schaffer, and Jake F. Weltzin
  • Citizen science at the urban ecology center : a neighborhood collaboration / Jennifer Callaghan, Beth Fetterley Heller, Anne Reis-Boyle, Jessica L. Orlando, and Timothy L. Vargo
  • Driven to discover : a case study of citizen science as a springboard to science learning / Andrea Lorek Strauss, Karen Oberhauser, Nathan J. Meyer, and Pamela Larson Nippolt
  • Challenges of forest citizen involvement in biodiversity monitoring in protected areas of Brazilian Amazonia / Pedro de Araujo Lima Constantino
  • Documenting the changing Louisiana wetlands through community driven citizen science / Shannon Dosemagen and Scott Eustis
  • Reef check California : scuba diving citizen scientists monitor rocky reef ecosystems / Jan Freiwald and Andrew Beahrs