Strengths and Challenges of Using iNaturalist in Plant Research with Focus on Data Quality

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dc.contributor.authorLópez-Guillén, Eduard
dc.contributor.authorHerrera, Ileana
dc.contributor.authorBensid, Badis
dc.contributor.authorGómez-Bellver, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorIbáñez, Neus
dc.contributor.authorJiménez-Mejías, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorMairal Pisa, Mario José
dc.contributor.authorMena-García, Laura
dc.contributor.authorNualart, Neus
dc.contributor.authorUtjés-Mascó, Mònica
dc.contributor.authorLópez-Pujol, Jordi
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-30T12:54:13Z
dc.date.available2024-01-30T12:54:13Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractiNaturalist defines itself as an “online social network of people sharing biodiversity information to help each other learn about nature” and it is likely one of the largest citizen science web portals in the world, as every year millions of observations across thousands of species are gathered and collectively compiled by an engaged community of nearly 3 million users (November 2023). The strengths and potentialities that explain the success of the platform are reviewed and include, among others, its usability and low technical requirements, immediacy, open-access, the possibility of interacting with other users, artificial-intelligence-aided identification, versatility and automatic incorporation of the validated records to GBIF. iNaturalist has, however, features that scientists need to carefully consider when using it for their research, making sure that the quality of observations does not limit or hinder its usefulness in plant research. While these are identified (e.g., the lack of representative photographs for many observations or the relatively frequent identification errors), we provide some suggestions to overcome them and, by doing so, improve the use and add value to iNaturalist for plant research.
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Biodiversidad, Ecología y Evolución
dc.description.facultyFac. de Ciencias Biológicas
dc.description.refereedTRUE
dc.description.statuspub
dc.identifier.citationLópez-Guillén, E.; Herrera, I.; Bensid, B.; Gómez-Bellver, C.; Ibáñez, N.; Jiménez-Mejías, P.; Mairal, M.; Mena-García, L.; Nualart, N.; Utjés-Mascó, M.; et al. Strengths and Challenges of Using iNaturalist in Plant Research with Focus on Data Quality. Diversity 2024, 16, 42. https://doi.org/10.3390/d16010042
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/d16010042
dc.identifier.issn1424-2818
dc.identifier.officialurlhttps://doi.org/10.3390/d16010042
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/96527
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.subject.ucmBotánica (Biología)
dc.subject.unesco2417 Biología Vegetal (Botánica)
dc.titleStrengths and Challenges of Using iNaturalist in Plant Research with Focus on Data Quality
dc.typejournal article
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