A new dawn for citizen science

TitleA new dawn for citizen science
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2009
AuthorsSilvertown, Jonathan
JournalTrends in Ecology and Evolution
Volume24
Issue9
Pagination467-471
Abstract

A citizen scientist is a volunteer who collects and/or processes data as part of a scientific enquiry. Projects that involve citizen scientists are burgeoning, particularly in ecology and the environmental sciences, although the roots of citizen science go back to the very beginnings of modern science itself.

DOI10.1016/j.tree.2009.03.017
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