Can school children support ecological research? Lessons from the Oak Bodyguard citizen science

• Published in: Citizen science : theory and practice Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 1 - 11
• Main Authors: Castagneyrol, Bastien, Valdés-Correcher, Elena, Bourdin, Audrey, Barbaro, Luc, Bouriaud, Olivier, Branco, Manuela, Centenaro, Giada, Csoka, Gyorgy, Duduman, Mihai-Leonard, Dulaurent, Anne-Maïmiti, Eötvös, Csaba B, Faticov, Maria, Ferrante, Marco, Fürjes-Mikó, Ágnes, Galmán, Andrea, Gossner, Martin M, Harvey, Deborah, Howe, Andy G, Kaennel-Dobbertin, Michèle, Koricheva, Julia, Löveï, Gábor L, Lupaștean, Daniela, Milanović, Slobodan, Mrazova, Anna, Opgennoorth, Lars, Pitkänen, Juha-Matti, Popović, Marija, Roslin, Tomas V, Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael, Sam, Katerina, Tahadlová, Markéta, Thomas, Rebecca, Tack, Ayco J M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ubiquity Press 18.03.2020
• Subjects: Biodiversity and Ecology; Environmental Sciences; insect herbivory; schoolchildren; data quality; measurement bias; citizen science; predation; artificial prey

Scientific knowledge in the field of ecology is increasingly enriched by data acquired by the general public participating in citizen science (CS) programs. Yet, doubts remain about the reliability of such data, in particular when acquired by schoolchildren. We built upon an ongoing CS program, Oak...