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The Benefits of Contributing to the Citizen Science Platform INaturalist As an Identifier

Overview
Journal PLoS Biol
Specialty Biology
Date 2022 Nov 10
PMID 36355752
Authors
Corey T Callaghan
Thomas Mesaglio
John S Ascher
Thomas M Brooks
Analyn A Cabras
Mark Chandler
William K Cornwell
Indiana Cristobal Rios-Malaver
Even Dankowicz
Naufal Urfi Dhiyaulhaq
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 Page
Silviu Petrovan
Cassi Saari
Carrie E Seltzer
Alexey P Seregin
Jon J Sullivan
Amila P Sumanapala
Aristide Takoukam
Jane Widness
Keith Willmott
Wolfgang Wuster
Alison N Young
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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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