The value of long-term citizen science data for monitoring koala populations

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 10037 - 12
• Main Authors: Dissanayake, Ravi Bandara, Stevenson, Mark, Allavena, Rachel, Henning, Joerg
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 11.07.2019; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 704/158/1144; 704/158/1469; Animals; Australia; Breeding seasons; Citizen Science - methods; Conservation of Natural Resources - methods; Demography - methods; Ecosystem; Geography; Home range; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Phascolarctidae; Population Dynamics; Queensland; Residential areas; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Trends; Wildlife; Australia; Queensland

The active collection of wildlife sighting data by trained observers is expensive, restricted to small geographical areas and conducted infrequently. Reporting of wildlife sightings by members of the public provides an opportunity to collect wildlife data continuously over wider geographical areas,...