Citizen Science: A Developing Tool for Expanding Science Knowledge and Scientific Literacy

Citizen science enlists the public in collecting large quantities of data across an array of habitats and locations over long spans of time. Citizen science projects have been remarkably successful in advancing scientific knowledge, and contributions from citizen scientists now provide a vast quanti...

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Published in:Bioscience 2009-12, Vol.59 (11), p.977-984
Main Authors: Bonney, Rick, Cooper, Caren B, Dickinson, Janis, Kelling, Steve, Phillips, Tina, Rosenberg, Kenneth V, Shirk, Jennifer
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Aviculture
Biological research
Biological Sciences
Bird nesting
Birds
Breeding
Citizen Participation
citizen science
Citizen scientists
Conferences, meetings and seminars
Conservation biology
Datasets
DEPARTMENTS
environment
environmental monitoring
Finches
Literacy
Ornithology
Outcomes of Education
Participant observation
Practice
public participation in research
public scientific literacy
Research institutes
research programs
research projects
Roundtable
Science Education
Science Programs
Science Projects
Statistical methods
wild birds
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Biological research
Biological Sciences
Bird nesting
Birds
Breeding
Citizen Participation
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Conferences, meetings and seminars
Conservation biology
Datasets
DEPARTMENTS
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Literacy
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Outcomes of Education
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public scientific literacy
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research projects
Roundtable
Science Education
Science Programs
Science Projects
Statistical methods
wild birds
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