The benefits of contributing to the citizen science platform iNaturalist as an identifier

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  • Corey T. Callaghan
    German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
  • Thomas Mesaglio
    UNSW Sydney
  • John S. Asher
    National University of Singapore
  • Thomas M. Brooks
    IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature
  • Analyn A. Cabras
    University of Mindanao, Philippines
  • Mark Chandler
    Earthwatch Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
  • William K. Cornwell
    UNSW Sydney
  • Indiana Cristóbal Ríos-Málaver
    UNSW Sydney
  • Even Dankowicz
    Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
  • Naufal Urfi Dhiya'ulhaq
    Independent Researcher
  • Richard A. Fuller
    University of Queensland
  • Carlos Galindo-Real
    Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad: Ciudad de Mexico
  • Florencia Grattarola
    Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
  • Susan Hewitt
    Independent Researcher
  • Lila Higgins
    Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
  • Colleen Hitchcock
    Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
  • Keng-Lou James Hung
    The University of Oklahoma
  • Tony Iwane
    California Academy of Sciences
  • Paula Kahumbu
    Wildlife Direct, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Roger Kendrick
    C & R Wildlife, Tai Po, Hong Kong
  • Samuel R. Kieschnick
    Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
  • Gernot Kunz
    University of Graz
  • Chien C. Lee
    Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
  • Cheng-Tao Lin
    National Chiayi University, Taiwan
  • Scott Loarie
    California Academy of Sciences
  • Milton Norman Medina
    University of Mindanao, Philippines
  • Mark A. McGrouther
    Australian Museum Research Institute, Sydney
  • Lera Miles
    UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), Cambridge
  • Shaunak Modi
    Coastal Conservation Foundation, Mumbai
  • Katarzyna Nowak
    University of Warsaw
  • Rahayu Oktaviani
    Yayasan Konservasi Ekosistem Alam Nusantara (KIARA), Indonesia
  • Brian M. Waswala Olewe
    Maasai Mara University, Nairobi
  • James Pagé
    Canadian Wildlife Federation
  • Silviu Petrovan
    University of Cambridge
  • cassi saari
  • Carrie E. Seltzer
    California Academy of Sciences
  • Alexey P. Seregin
    Lomonosov Moscow State University
  • Jon J. Sullivan
    Lincoln University, New Zealand
  • Amila P. Sumanapala
    University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Aristide Takoukam
    African Marine Mammal Conservation Organization (AMMCO)
  • Jane Widness
    Yale University, CT
  • Keith Willmott
    University of Florida
  • Wolfgang Wüster
  • Alison N. Young
    California Academy of Sciences
As the number of observations submitted to the citizen science platform iNaturalist continues to grow, it is increasingly important that these observations can be identified to the finest taxonomic level, maximizing their value for biodiversity research. Here, we explore the benefits of acting as an identifier on iNaturalist.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere3001843
Pages (from-to)e3001843
Number of pages6
JournalPLoS Biology
Volume20
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Nov 2022

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