The Benefits of Contributing to the Citizen Science Platform iNaturalist as an Identifier
Corey T. Callaghan, Thomas Mesaglio, John S. Ascher, Thomas M. Brooks, Analyn A. Cabras, Mark Chandler, William K. Cornwell, Indiana Cristóbal Ríos-Málaver, Even Dankowicz, Naufal Urfi Dhiya’ulhaq, Richard A. Fuller, Carlos Galindo-Leal, Florencia Grattarola, Susan Hewitt, Lila Higgins, Colleen Hitchcock, Keng-Lou James Hung, Tony Iwane, Paula Kahumbu, Roger Kendrick, Samuel R. Kieschnick, Gernot Kunz, Chien C. Lee, Cheng-Tao Lin, Scott Loarie, Milton Norman Medina, Mark A. McGrouther, Lera Miles, Shaunak Modi, Katarzyna Nowak, Rahayu Oktaviani, Brian M. Waswala Olewe, James Pagé, Silviu Petrovan, Cassi Saari, Carrie E. Seltzer, Alexey P. Seregin, Jon J. Sullivan, Amila P. Sumanapala, Aristide Takoukam, Jane Widness, Keith Willmott, Wolfgang Wüster, Alison N. Young
November, 2022
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.
Publication
PLOS Biology 20(11), e3001843
Postdoc Researcher
Uruguayan biologist doing research in macroecology and biodiversity informatics.