Can School Children Support Ecological Research? Lessons from the Oak Bodyguard Citizen Science Project
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Resumo: | Scientific knowledge in the field of ecology is increasingly enriched by data acquired by the general public participating in citizen science (CS) programs. Yet, doubts remain about the reliability of such data, in particular when acquired by schoolchildren. We built upon an ongoing CS program, Oak Bodyguards, to assess the ability of schoolchildren to accurately estimate the strength of biotic interactions in terrestrial ecosystems. We used standardized protocols to estimate attack rates on artificial caterpillars and insect herbivory on oak leaves. We compared estimates made by schoolchildren with estimates made by professional scientists who had been trained in predation and herbivory assessments (henceforth, trained scientists), and trained scientists’ estimates with those made by professional scientists with or without expertise (untrained) in predation or herbivory assessment. Compared with trained scientists, both schoolchildren and untrained professional scientists overestimated attack rates, but assessments made by the latter were more consistent. Schoolchildren tended to overestimate insect herbivory, as did untrained professional scientists. Raw data acquired by schoolchildren participating in CS programs therefore require several quality checks by trained professional scientists before being used. However, such data are of no less value than data collected by untrained professional scientists. CS with schoolchildren can be a valuable tool for carrying out ecological research, provided that the data itself is acquired by professional scientists from material collected by citizens. |
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Can School Children Support Ecological Research? Lessons from the Oak Bodyguard Citizen Science ProjectArtificial PreyCitizen ScienceData QualityInsect HerbivoryMeasurement BiasPredationSchoolchildrenScientific knowledge in the field of ecology is increasingly enriched by data acquired by the general public participating in citizen science (CS) programs. Yet, doubts remain about the reliability of such data, in particular when acquired by schoolchildren. We built upon an ongoing CS program, Oak Bodyguards, to assess the ability of schoolchildren to accurately estimate the strength of biotic interactions in terrestrial ecosystems. We used standardized protocols to estimate attack rates on artificial caterpillars and insect herbivory on oak leaves. We compared estimates made by schoolchildren with estimates made by professional scientists who had been trained in predation and herbivory assessments (henceforth, trained scientists), and trained scientists’ estimates with those made by professional scientists with or without expertise (untrained) in predation or herbivory assessment. Compared with trained scientists, both schoolchildren and untrained professional scientists overestimated attack rates, but assessments made by the latter were more consistent. Schoolchildren tended to overestimate insect herbivory, as did untrained professional scientists. Raw data acquired by schoolchildren participating in CS programs therefore require several quality checks by trained professional scientists before being used. However, such data are of no less value than data collected by untrained professional scientists. CS with schoolchildren can be a valuable tool for carrying out ecological research, provided that the data itself is acquired by professional scientists from material collected by citizens.This study has been carried out with financial support from the French National Research Agency (ANR) in the frame of the Investments for the future Programme, within the Cluster of Excellence COTE (ANR-10-LABX-45).Ubiquity PressRepositório da Universidade dos AçoresCastagneyrol, BastienValdés-Correcher, ElenaBourdin, AudreyBarbaro, LucBouriaud, OlivierBranco, ManuelaCentenaro, GiadaCsóka, GyörgyDuduman, Mihai-LeonardDulaurent, Anne-MaïmitiEötvös, Csaba B.Faticov, MariaFerrante, MarcoFürjes-Mikó, ÁgnesGalmán, AndreaGossner, Martin M.Harvey, DeborahHowe, Andy G.Kaennel-Dobbertin, MichèleKoricheva, JuliaLöveï, Gábor L.Lupaștean, DanielaMilanović, SlobodanMrazova, AnnaOpgennoorth, LarsPitkänen, Juha-MattiPopović, MarijaRoslin, Tomas V.Scherer-Lorenzen, MichaelSam, KaterinaTahadlová, MarkétaThomas, RebeccaTack, Ayco J. M.2021-03-23T16:59:50Z2020-032020-03-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/5812engCastagneyrol, B., Valdés-Correcher, E., Bourdin, A., Barbaro, L., Bouriaud, O., Branco, M., Centenaro, G., Csóka, G., Duduman, M.-L., Dulaurent, A.-M., Eötvös, C.B., Faticov, M., Ferrante, M., Fürjes-Mikó, Á., Galmán, A., Gossner, M.M., Harvey, D., Howe, A.G., Kaennel-Dobbertin, M., Koricheva, J., Löveï, G.L., Lupaștean, D., Milanović, S., Mrazova, A., Opgennoorth, L., Pitkänen, J.-M., Popović, M., Roslin, T.V., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Sam, K., Tahadlová, M., Thomas, R. & Tack, A.J.M. (2020). Can school children support ecological research? lessons from the oak bodyguard citizen science project. “Citizen Science: Theory and Practice”, 5(1): 10, pp. 1-11. DOI:10.5334/cstp.267.2057-499110.5334/cstp.267info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2022-12-20T14:34:12Zoai:repositorio.uac.pt:10400.3/5812Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:28:01.655759Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Can School Children Support Ecological Research? Lessons from the Oak Bodyguard Citizen Science Project |
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Can School Children Support Ecological Research? Lessons from the Oak Bodyguard Citizen Science Project |
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Can School Children Support Ecological Research? Lessons from the Oak Bodyguard Citizen Science Project Castagneyrol, Bastien Artificial Prey Citizen Science Data Quality Insect Herbivory Measurement Bias Predation Schoolchildren |
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Can School Children Support Ecological Research? Lessons from the Oak Bodyguard Citizen Science Project |
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Can School Children Support Ecological Research? Lessons from the Oak Bodyguard Citizen Science Project |
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Can School Children Support Ecological Research? Lessons from the Oak Bodyguard Citizen Science Project |
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Can School Children Support Ecological Research? Lessons from the Oak Bodyguard Citizen Science Project |
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Can School Children Support Ecological Research? Lessons from the Oak Bodyguard Citizen Science Project |
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Castagneyrol, Bastien |
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Castagneyrol, Bastien Valdés-Correcher, Elena Bourdin, Audrey Barbaro, Luc Bouriaud, Olivier Branco, Manuela Centenaro, Giada Csóka, György Duduman, Mihai-Leonard Dulaurent, Anne-Maïmiti Eötvös, Csaba B. Faticov, Maria Ferrante, Marco Fürjes-Mikó, Ágnes Galmán, Andrea Gossner, Martin M. Harvey, Deborah Howe, Andy G. Kaennel-Dobbertin, Michèle Koricheva, Julia Löveï, Gábor L. Lupaștean, Daniela Milanović, Slobodan Mrazova, Anna Opgennoorth, Lars Pitkänen, Juha-Matti Popović, Marija Roslin, Tomas V. Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael Sam, Katerina Tahadlová, Markéta Thomas, Rebecca Tack, Ayco J. M. |
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Valdés-Correcher, Elena Bourdin, Audrey Barbaro, Luc Bouriaud, Olivier Branco, Manuela Centenaro, Giada Csóka, György Duduman, Mihai-Leonard Dulaurent, Anne-Maïmiti Eötvös, Csaba B. Faticov, Maria Ferrante, Marco Fürjes-Mikó, Ágnes Galmán, Andrea Gossner, Martin M. Harvey, Deborah Howe, Andy G. Kaennel-Dobbertin, Michèle Koricheva, Julia Löveï, Gábor L. Lupaștean, Daniela Milanović, Slobodan Mrazova, Anna Opgennoorth, Lars Pitkänen, Juha-Matti Popović, Marija Roslin, Tomas V. Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael Sam, Katerina Tahadlová, Markéta Thomas, Rebecca Tack, Ayco J. M. |
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Repositório da Universidade dos Açores |
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Castagneyrol, Bastien Valdés-Correcher, Elena Bourdin, Audrey Barbaro, Luc Bouriaud, Olivier Branco, Manuela Centenaro, Giada Csóka, György Duduman, Mihai-Leonard Dulaurent, Anne-Maïmiti Eötvös, Csaba B. Faticov, Maria Ferrante, Marco Fürjes-Mikó, Ágnes Galmán, Andrea Gossner, Martin M. Harvey, Deborah Howe, Andy G. Kaennel-Dobbertin, Michèle Koricheva, Julia Löveï, Gábor L. Lupaștean, Daniela Milanović, Slobodan Mrazova, Anna Opgennoorth, Lars Pitkänen, Juha-Matti Popović, Marija Roslin, Tomas V. Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael Sam, Katerina Tahadlová, Markéta Thomas, Rebecca Tack, Ayco J. M. |
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Artificial Prey Citizen Science Data Quality Insect Herbivory Measurement Bias Predation Schoolchildren |
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Artificial Prey Citizen Science Data Quality Insect Herbivory Measurement Bias Predation Schoolchildren |
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Scientific knowledge in the field of ecology is increasingly enriched by data acquired by the general public participating in citizen science (CS) programs. Yet, doubts remain about the reliability of such data, in particular when acquired by schoolchildren. We built upon an ongoing CS program, Oak Bodyguards, to assess the ability of schoolchildren to accurately estimate the strength of biotic interactions in terrestrial ecosystems. We used standardized protocols to estimate attack rates on artificial caterpillars and insect herbivory on oak leaves. We compared estimates made by schoolchildren with estimates made by professional scientists who had been trained in predation and herbivory assessments (henceforth, trained scientists), and trained scientists’ estimates with those made by professional scientists with or without expertise (untrained) in predation or herbivory assessment. Compared with trained scientists, both schoolchildren and untrained professional scientists overestimated attack rates, but assessments made by the latter were more consistent. Schoolchildren tended to overestimate insect herbivory, as did untrained professional scientists. Raw data acquired by schoolchildren participating in CS programs therefore require several quality checks by trained professional scientists before being used. However, such data are of no less value than data collected by untrained professional scientists. CS with schoolchildren can be a valuable tool for carrying out ecological research, provided that the data itself is acquired by professional scientists from material collected by citizens. |
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Castagneyrol, B., Valdés-Correcher, E., Bourdin, A., Barbaro, L., Bouriaud, O., Branco, M., Centenaro, G., Csóka, G., Duduman, M.-L., Dulaurent, A.-M., Eötvös, C.B., Faticov, M., Ferrante, M., Fürjes-Mikó, Á., Galmán, A., Gossner, M.M., Harvey, D., Howe, A.G., Kaennel-Dobbertin, M., Koricheva, J., Löveï, G.L., Lupaștean, D., Milanović, S., Mrazova, A., Opgennoorth, L., Pitkänen, J.-M., Popović, M., Roslin, T.V., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Sam, K., Tahadlová, M., Thomas, R. & Tack, A.J.M. (2020). Can school children support ecological research? lessons from the oak bodyguard citizen science project. “Citizen Science: Theory and Practice”, 5(1): 10, pp. 1-11. DOI:10.5334/cstp.267. 2057-4991 10.5334/cstp.267 |
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