ArticlePLoS biology2022
The benefits of contributing to the citizen science platform iNaturalist as an identifier.
Article in PLoS biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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11 citing papers in PubMed.
- The spread of non-native species.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2026Review
- Harnessing Citizen Science to Support Nature-Based Flood Management: A Case Study of Photo Post Engagement in the Limb Brook Catchment, Sheffield, UK.Environmental management · 2026Article
- iNaturalist accelerates biodiversity research.Bioscience · 2025Article
- Incorporating citizen science into IUCN Red List assessments.Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology · 2025Article
- A Method for Conveying Confidence in iNaturalist Observations: A Case Study Using Non-Native Marine Species.Ecology and evolution · 2024Article
- Leveraging citizen science for monitoring urban forageable plants.GigaScience · 2024Article
- The influence of spider news on online information-seeking.PloS one · 2024Article
- A globally synthesised and flagged bee occurrence dataset and cleaning workflow.Scientific data · 2023Article
- The contribution ofParasitology · 2023Review
- When the absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence:PhytoKeys · 2023Article
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Abstract
As the number of observations submitted to the citizen science platform iNaturalist continues to grow, it is increasingly important that these observations can be identified to the finest taxonomic level, maximizing their value for biodiversity research. Here, we explore the benefits of acting as an identifier on iNaturalist.
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