A5102860173- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Research Data Management Practices
- Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Plant and animal studies
- Big Data and Business Intelligence
- Scientific Computing and Data Management
- Innovation, Technology, and Society
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media
- Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- European and International Law Studies
- University-Industry-Government Innovation Models
- Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
Museum für Naturkunde
2020-2023
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
2017-2022
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
2016-2022
Natural History Museum
2018-2022
Citizen science has expanded rapidly over the past decades. Yet, defining citizen and its boundaries remained a challenge, this is reflected in literature—for example proliferation of typologies definitions. There need for identifying areas agreement disagreement within practitioners community on what should be considered as activity. This paper describes development results survey that examined issue, through use vignettes—short case descriptions describe an activity, while asking...
Citizen science is growing as a field of research with contributions from diverse disciplines, promoting innovation in science, society, and policy. Inter- transdisciplinary discussions critical analyses are needed to use the current momentum evaluate, demonstrate, build on advances that have been made past few years. This paper synthesizes results at first international citizen conference European Science Association (ECSA) 2016 Berlin, Germany, distills major points discourse into key...
Policy and science show great interest in citizen as a means to public participation research. To recognize how is perceived foster joint working at the science-society-policy interface, mutual understanding of term “citizen science” required. Here, we assess conceptualisation strategic use policy through qualitative content analysis 43 international documents edited by governments authorities. Our results that most embrace diversity research approach emphasize many benefits may provide for...
Abstract Citizen science (CS) can foster transformative impact for science, citizen empowerment and socio-political processes. To unleash this impact, a clearer understanding of its current status challenges development is needed. Using quantitative indicators developed in collaborative stakeholder process, our study provides comprehensive overview the CS Germany, Austria Switzerland. Our online survey with 340 responses focused on through (1) scientific practices, (2) participant learning...
Citizen science approaches provide opportunities to support ecosystem service assessments. To evaluate the recent trends, challenges and of utilizing citizen in studies we conducted a systematic literature project review. We reviewed range services formats participation 17 peer-reviewed scientific publications 102 ongoing or finished projects, out over 500 screened 1400 projects. found that is predominantly applied assessing regulating cultural services. The assessments were often performed...
Citizen science is a transdisciplinary approach that responds to the current policy agenda: in terms of supporting open science, and by using range communication instruments. In particular, it opens up scientific research processes involving citizens at different phases; this also creates opportunities for happen This article explores methodological practical characteristics citizen as form examining three case studies took approaches citizens' participation science. Through these, becomes...
This document attempts to represent a wide range of opinions in an inclusive way, allow for different types projects and programmes, where context-specific criteria can be set.The characteristics outlined below are based on views expressed by researchers, practitioners, public officials the wider public. Our aim is identify that should considered when setting such (e.g. funding scheme), we call upon readers determine which subset these relevant their own specific context aims. These build...
Storytelling essentials are stories that direct attention, trigger emotions, and prompt understanding. Citizen science has recently promoted the narrative approach of storytelling as a means engagement people all ages backgrounds in scientific research processes. We seek understanding about typology citizen projects explore to what extent tool can be conceptualized science. In first step, we investigated use integration three European German-speaking countries. conducted low threshold...
Abstract Aim In this study, we assessed the importance of local‐ to landscape‐scale effects land cover and use on flying insect biomass. Location Denmark parts Germany. Methods We used rooftop‐mounted car nets in a citizen science project (“InsectMobile”) allow for large‐scale geographic sampling insects. Volunteers sampled insects along 278 five‐km routes urban, farmland, grassland, wetland forest landscapes summer 2018. The bulk samples were dried overnight obtain sample extracted...
The citizen science landscape in Germany offers an enormous range for participation. More than 170 projects currently present themselves on the national platform. In 2020, we conducted a survey among 140 (participation rate 56%), and they provided information organisational framework characteristics (disciplines, initiators, funding, project goals), as well academic researchers volunteering scientists involved. A surprising result was that level of knowledge about volunteers is very low...
The design and successful performance of citizen science-based monitoring require an understanding the motivation needs participants. Herem we use a questionnaire to assess intrinsic extrinsic motivations investigate in links between project support service 181 participants taking part three insect-focused science projects Denmark, Germany Israel. Across all countries, main for participating were "to have fun" "do something (good) nature". Equally important across countries such as...
This is the final version of White Paper Citizen Science Strategy 2030 for Germany, launched on 29/4/2022. English see http://zenodo.org/record/7117771
Citizen science opens the scientific knowledge production process to societal actors. In this novel collaboration process, scientists and citizens alike face challenge of new tasks functions, eventually resulting in changing roles. Role theory provides a way conceptualizing roles that people take communication interaction. We use role create framework identifies scientists' citizens' citizen projects, main aims communication, spaces they interact in, their — thus providing structured capture...
Citizen science has expanded rapidly over the past decades. Yet, defining citizen and its boundaries remained a challenge, this is reflected in literature - for example proliferation of typologies definitions. There need identifying areas agreement disagreement within practitioners community on what should be considered as activity. This paper describes development results survey that examined issue, through use vignettes short case descriptions describe an activity, while asking respondents...
Abstract Recent studies report declines in biomass, abundance and diversity of terrestrial insect groups. While anthropogenic land use is one likely contributor to this decline, assessing cover as a driver dynamics are rare mostly restricted spatial scale types cover. In study, we used rooftop-mounted car nets citizen science project (‘InsectMobile’) allow for large-scale geographic sampling flying insects across Denmark parts Germany. Citizen scientists sampled along 278 10 km routes urban,...