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Flickr could act as passive citizen science resource to determine species’ distributions, with up to 70 percent of diurnal bird images validated using new technique

08.18.21 | PLOS

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Flickr could act as passive citizen science resource to determine species’ distributions
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Flickr could act as passive citizen science resource to determine species’ distributions, with up to 70 percent of diurnal bird images validated using new technique.

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Article Title: Passive citizen science: The role of social media in wildlife observations

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.


Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0255416

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0255416

Observational study

People

Passive citizen science: The role of social media in wildlife observations

18-Aug-2021

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Birds Life Sciences Social Media Wildlife

Article Information

Journal
PLOS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0255416
Method of Research
Observational study
Subject of Research
People
Article Publication Date
2021-08-18
Article Title
Passive citizen science: The role of social media in wildlife observations
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Charlotte Bhaskar
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2021, August 18). Flickr could act as passive citizen science resource to determine species’ distributions, with up to 70 percent of diurnal bird images validated using new technique. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/86ZZ4KR8/flickr-could-act-as-passive-citizen-science-resource-to-determine-species-distributions-with-up-to-70-percent-of-diurnal-bird-images-validated-using-new-technique.html
MLA:
"Flickr could act as passive citizen science resource to determine species’ distributions, with up to 70 percent of diurnal bird images validated using new technique." Brightsurf News, Aug. 18 2021, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/86ZZ4KR8/flickr-could-act-as-passive-citizen-science-resource-to-determine-species-distributions-with-up-to-70-percent-of-diurnal-bird-images-validated-using-new-technique.html.