Experimental evidence that behavioral nudges in citizen science projects can improve biodiversity data

Callaghan, Corey T; Thompson, Maureen; Woods, Adam; Poore, Alistair G.B.; Bowler, Diana E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7775-1668; Samonte, Fabrice; Rowley, Jodi J.L.; Roslan, Nadiah; Kingsford, Richard T.; Cornwell, William K.; Major, Richard E.. 2023 Experimental evidence that behavioral nudges in citizen science projects can improve biodiversity data. BioScience, 73 (4). 302-313. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biad012

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biad012

Abstract/Summary

One way to improve the value of citizen science data for a specific aim is through promoting adaptive sampling, where the marginal value of a citizen science observation is dependent on existing data collected to address a specific question. Adaptive sampling could increase sampling at places or times—using a dynamic and updateable framework—where data are expected to be most informative for a given ecological question or conservation goal. We used an experimental approach to test whether the participants in a popular Australian citizen science project—FrogID—would follow an adaptive sampling protocol aiming to maximize understanding of frog diversity. After a year, our results demonstrated that these citizen science participants were willing to adopt an adaptive sampling protocol, improving the sampling of biodiversity consistent with a specific aim. Such adaptive sampling can increase the value of citizen science data for biodiversity research and open up new avenues for citizen science project design.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biad012
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Biodiversity (Science Area 2017-)
ISSN:	0006-3568
Additional Keywords:	citizen science, community science, biodiversity monitoring, species richness, FrogID
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment Data and Information
Related URLs:	Dataset
Date made live:	07 Nov 2023 11:58 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/535573

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biad012

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

Biodiversity (Science Area 2017-)

ISSN:

0006-3568

Additional Keywords:

citizen science, community science, biodiversity monitoring, species richness, FrogID

NORA Subject Terms:

Ecology and Environment
Data and Information