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Using eBird to Integrate Citizen Science into an Undergraduate Ecology Field Laboratory.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Surasinghe, Thilina D. Courter, Jason R. |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | Encouraging nonprofessionals to participate in ecological research through citizen science programs is a recent innovation and an effective strategy for gathering ecological information across broad geographical areas. In this paper, we demonstrate how reporting field-based observations through eBird, a citizen-based birding and data- recording program, can be used as a lab activity in an undergraduate ecology class. This exercise exposes students to worldwide data collecting networks in which non-scientific communities serve as major stakeholders. This lab activity also introduces basic field techniques in ornithology and allows students to answer inquiry-based research questions using a citizen science database. |
| Starting Page | 16 |
| Ending Page | 20 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 38 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1002149.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
