Observing the Observers How Participants Contribute Data to iNaturalist and Implications for Biodiversity Science

• Published in: Bioscience Vol. 71; no. 11; pp. 1179 - 1188
• Main Authors: DI CECCO, GRACE J., BARVE, VIJAY, BELITZ, MICHAEL W., STUCKY, BRIAN J., GURALNICK, ROBERT P., HURLBERT, ALLEN H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.11.2021
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Biologist’s Toolbox; Information processing; Insects; Sampling; Taxonomy; User behavior; iNaturalist; citizen science; biodiversity

The availability of citizen science data has resulted in growing applications in biodiversity science. One widely used platform, iNaturalist, provides millions of digitally vouchered observations submitted by a global user base. These observation records include a date and a location but otherwise d...