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Citizen science

Known as: Citizen scientists, Civic science, Citizen scientist 
The term CS has multiple origins as well as differing concepts. It was first defined independently in the mid-1990s by Rick Bonney in the U.S.A. and… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Governance Solutions to the Tragedy of the Commons That Marine Plastics Have Become
Plastic pollution has become the new millennium's tragedy of the commons. This is particularly true with the marine debris… Expand
Review
2018
Review
2018
Using opportunistic citizen science data to estimate avian population trends
Abstract Determining population trends is critical for conservation. For most bird species, trends are based on count data… Expand
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Review
2017
Review
2017
Angler apps as a source of recreational fisheries data: opportunities, challenges and proposed standards
Recreational fisheries surveys are limited in time and place in many countries. This lack of data limits scientific understanding… Expand
Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Assessing data quality in citizen science
Ecological and environmental citizen-science projects have enormous potential to advance scientific knowledge, influence policy… Expand
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
The current state of citizen science as a tool for ecological research and public engagement
Approaches to citizen science – an indispensable means of combining ecological research with environmental education and natural… Expand
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
From Conservation to Crowdsourcing: A Typology of Citizen Science
Citizen science is a form of research collaboration involving members of the public in scientific research projects to address… Expand
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Citizen Science as an Ecological Research Tool: Challenges and Benefits
Citizen science, the involvement of volunteers in research, has increased the scale of ecological field studies with continent… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Citizen Science as a Tool for Conservation in Residential Ecosystems
Human activities, such as mining, forestry, and agriculture, strongly influence processes in natural systems. Because… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
The Neighborhood Nestwatch Program: Participant Outcomes of a Citizen‐Science Ecological Research Project
Formal education is not enough to ensure scientific literacy in a w^orld where ideas and technology are changing rapidly (Hacker… Expand
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Constructing the scientific citizen: Science and democracy in the biosciences
The relationship between science policy and public opinion has become a lively topic in the UK - especially with regard to the… Expand
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