A rapid assessment technique for coastal plastic debris sampling: Applications for remote regions and community science.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113641
Abstract: Marine debris is an environmental issue of increasing importance worldwide, with 80% of marine plastics estimated to originate from land-based sources. While much work has been conducted to quantify plastics in coastal environments, many of… read more here.
Keywords: rapid assessment; plastic; remote regions; debris ... See more keywords
Synoptic assessment of coastal total alkalinity through community science
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/abcb39
Abstract: Comprehensive sampling of the carbonate system in estuaries and coastal waters can be difficult and expensive because of the complex and heterogeneous nature of near-shore environments. We show that sample collection by community science programs… read more here.
Keywords: community science; community; day; total alkalinity ... See more keywords
Community Science Reveals High Diversity of Nectaring Plants Visited by Painted Lady Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in California Sage Scrub
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DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvac073
Abstract: Abstract California's sage scrub habitats support a diversity of nectar and host plants for migrating and resident populations of painted lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui) throughout all seasons. North America experiences spring V. cardui migrations involving… read more here.
Keywords: california; community science; cardui; sage scrub ... See more keywords
Colour scales with climate in North American ratsnakes: a test of the thermal melanism hypothesis using community science images
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2022.0403
Abstract: Animal colour is a complex trait shaped by multiple selection pressures that can vary across geography. The thermal melanism hypothesis predicts that darker coloration is beneficial to animals in colder regions because it allows for… read more here.
Keywords: science images; community science; melanism; thermal melanism ... See more keywords
Screening for balance in children and adults in a community science education setting: Normative data, influence of age, sex, and body mass index, and feasibility
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268030
Abstract: Background Screening standing and walking balance is useful for people suspected of having vestibular disorders, a variety of neurologic and musculoskeletal disorders, and for screening astronauts returning after exposure to microgravity. Visitors to a community… read more here.
Keywords: science; community science; balance; age ... See more keywords
The Physalis Improvement Project: blending research with community science
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DOI: 10.15252/embr.202153918
Abstract: The Physalis community science project shows how citizen science not just communicates with and engages people in research but also how it can inform and benefit the professional scientists. read more here.
Keywords: project; science; physalis; research ... See more keywords
Using Convolutional Neural Networks to Efficiently Extract Immense Phenological Data From Community Science Images
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.787407
Abstract: Community science image libraries offer a massive, but largely untapped, source of observational data for phenological research. The iNaturalist platform offers a particularly rich archive, containing more than 49 million verifiable, georeferenced, open access images,… read more here.
Keywords: science; science images; community science; phenology ... See more keywords