Who and Where Are the Observers behind Biodiversity Citizen Science Data? Effect of Landscape Naturalness on the Spatial Distribution of French Birdwatching Records

Who and Where Are the Observers behind Biodiversity Citizen Science Data? Effect of Landscape Naturalness on the Spatial Distribution of French Birdwatching Records

The study of spatial bias in opportunistic data produced by citizen science programs is mainly approached either from a geographical angle (site proximity, accessibility, habitat quality) or from the angle of human behavior and volunteer engagement. In this study we linked both by analyzing the effe...

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Main Authors: Adrien Guetté, Sébastien Caillault, Joséphine Pithon, Guillaume Pain, Hervé Daniel, Benoit Marchadour, Véronique Beaujouan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Land
Subjects:
citizen science
spatial bias
observer profile
naturalness index
recording intensity
observer behavior
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/11/2095

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https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/11/2095

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