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Tag Archives: Citizen science

Citizen Science Podcast: Mark Ditmer

February 25, 2021by Julie Leave a comment

The fifth and final episode in our Citizen Science Special Issue podcast is live. Mark Ditmer tells us about their paper Artificial night light helps account for observer bias in […]

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Citizen Science Podcast: Heather Williams

February 19, 2021by Julie Leave a comment

The fourth episode in our Citizen Science Special Issue podcast is live. Heather Williams tells us about their paper Support for a relationship between demography and modeled habitat suitability is […]

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Call for papers: Special Feature on citizen science

October 30, 2019by Journal of Animal Ecology Leave a comment

Ecological projects involving citizen scientists have rapidly increased in number and there is now a general consensus that they can produce high-quality data. Citizen science projects generate large datasets that […]

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How can you help Arctic skuas?

October 23, 2018by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

Continuing from last week’s post describing the challenges faced by Arctic skuas, Dr Allan Perkins (RSPB Centre for Conservation Science) is back with some advice on what you can to […]

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Building “SealSpotter” and Working with Citizen Scientists

July 5, 2018by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

A new citizen-science initiative has just been launched in southern Australia. But don’t worry if you’re not local – volunteers can assist from anywhere in the world thanks to the […]

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How do birds avoid their sibling-species competitors?

March 21, 2018by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

Being similar can be problematic. When ecologically-similar species co-occur, competition can result. So how can this be avoided? A recent paper published in the Journal of Animal Ecology shows how birds […]

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New technologies for listening to bats

October 31, 2017by Journal of Animal Ecology Leave a comment

As well as being fascinating creatures with a unique sensory ecology, bats are also potentially useful indicator species whose population trends may help to provide broader information about the health […]

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Mild winters have butterflies in a flap

May 5, 2017by Sarah Marley 2 Comments

The study of phenology – cyclical patterns of biological events – has long been used to investigate relationships between climate and natural phenomena.  In this way, events such as bird […]

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