Creating a Successful Citizen Science Model to Detect and Report Invasive Species

Autor/inn/en	Gallo, Travis; Waitt, Damon
Titel	Creating a Successful Citizen Science Model to Detect and Report Invasive Species
Quelle	In: BioScience, 61 (2011) 6, S.459-465 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0006-3568
DOI	10.1525/bio.2011.61.6.8
Schlagwörter	Science Programs; Scientists; Science Education; Science Teachers; Data; Plants (Botany); Program Effectiveness; Public Relations; Comparative Analysis; Cartography; Databases; Data Collection; Identification; Electronic Learning; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Scientist; Wissenschaftler; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Daten; Pflanze; Public relation work; Öffentlichkeitsarbeit; Kartenkunde; Kartografie; Datenbank; Data capture; Datensammlung; Identifikation; Identifizierung
Abstract	The Invaders of Texas program is a successful citizen science program in which volunteers survey and monitor invasive plants throughout Texas. Invasive plants are being introduced at alarming rates, and our limited knowledge about their distribution is a major cause for concern. The Invaders of Texas program trains citizen scientists to detect the arrival and dispersal of invasive plants in their local areas and to report them into an online, statewide mapping database. In order to test the value of citizen scientists' data, we compared Invaders of Texas citizen scientists' observations of "Arundo donax" (giant reed) with previously recorded "A. donax" observations in Texas and found an increase in the reed's overall distribution. A comparison with observations from the Invasive Plant Atlas of New England, a similar citizen science program, confirmed that, given proper training, citizen scientists are able to detect and report invasive plants in their local areas, and the data they collect can be used by professional scientists. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10