Participació de voluntaris en l'estudi de la biodiversitat: un balanç amb resultats positius

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Title: Participació de voluntaris en l'estudi de la biodiversitat: un balanç amb resultats positius
Authors: Germain Otzet, J.
Uribe, Francesc
Boet, Olga
Contributors: Consorci del Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona
Issue Date: 27-Jun-2014
Keywords: Biodiversity
Citizen science
Volunteers
Spatial coverage: Catalunya
Access to document: http://hdl.handle.net/2072/356291
Citation: Butlletí de la Institució Catalana d'Història Natural, núm. 78 (2014), p. 39-46
Publisher: Institució Catalana d'Història Natural
Extent: 8 p.
Abstract: Due to the proliferation of mobile devices and new technologies in data management, the traditional role of volunteers in studies of nature has recently been showing a new peak in participation. The concept of citizen as applied to studying biodiversity has expanded within the naturalistic community to become a genuine social phenomenon. The role of volunteers in research can be variable and gradual, the aim of involving them is focused on the high need for field observations, and the usefulness and efficiency of volunteers are greater in projects that are well suited to the volunteers’ training and capabilities. Citizen science projects related to biodiversity are not mere training or awareness-raising experiences, but real scientific exercises in which results should be the most important value. In Catalonia there is strong support to mixing professionals and volunteers in biodiversity research. In order to increase this support we expect to gain insight into trends that could explain how people invest their leisure time in science.
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