Handbook of Citizen Science in Ecology and Conservation

Christopher A. Lepczyk is Professor in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences at Auburn University.  Owen D. Boyle is Chief of Species Management for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Natural Heritage Conservation Program.  Timothy L. V. Vargo is Manager of Research and Community Science at the Urban Ecology Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

• List of ContributorsForewordReed F. NossPrefaceIntroductionChristopher A. Lepczyk, Owen D. Boyle, and Timothy L. V. VargoPART I Background1 What Is Citizen Science?Jennifer L. Shirk and Rick Bonney2 The History of Citizen Science in Ecology and ConservationAbraham J. Miller-Rushing, Richard B. Primack, Rick Bonney, and Emma Albee3 Current Approaches to Citizen ScienceFinn Danielsen, Teis Adrian, Per Moestrup Jensen, Jesus Muñoz, JenniferL. Shirk, and Neil D. BurgessPART II Planning and Implementation of Citizen Science Projects4 Project Planning and DesignJohn C. Tweddle, Helen E. Roy, Lucy D. Robinson, and Michael J. O. Pocock5 Legal, Ethical, and Policy ConsiderationsAnne Bowser, Andrea Wiggins, and Elizabeth Tyson6 Recruitment and Building the TeamMichelle D. Prysby7 Retaining Citizen ScientistsRachel Goad, Susanne Masi, and Pati Vitt8 Training 99Heidi L. Ballard and Emily M. Harris9 Collecting High-Quality DataAlycia W. Crall, David Mellor, Steven Gray, and Gregory Newman10 Data Management and VisualizationGregory Newman, Sarah Newman, Russell Scarpino, Nicole Kaplan, Alycia W. Crall,and Stacy Lynn11 Reporting Citizen Science FindingsEva J. Lewandowski and Karen Oberhauser12 Program EvaluationRebecca Jordan, Amanda Sorensen, and Steven Gray13 How Participation in Citizen Science Projects Impacts IndividualsRebecca ChristoffelPART III Citizen Science in Practice14 From Tiny Acorns Grow Mighty Oaks: What We Have Learnedfrom Nurturing Nature’s NotebookTheresa M. Crimmins, LoriAnne Barnett, Ellen G. Denny, Alyssa H. Rosemartin,Sara N. Schaffer, and Jake F. Weltzin15 Citizen Science at the Urban Ecology Center: A Neighborhood CollaborationJennifer Callaghan, Beth Fetterley Heller, Anne Reis-Boyle, Jessica L. Orlando,and Timothy L. V. Vargo16 Driven to Discover: A Case Study of Citizen Science as a Springboardto Science LearningAndrea Lorek Strauss, Karen Oberhauser, Nathan J. Meyer, and Pamela Larson Nippolt17 Challenges of Forest Citizen Involvement in Biodiversity Monitoringin Protected Areas of Brazilian AmazoniaPedro de Araujo Lima Constantino18 Documenting the Changing Louisiana Wetlands through Community-DrivenCitizen ScienceShannon Dosemagen and Scott Eustis19 Reef Check California: Scuba-Diving Citizen Scientists Monitor RockyReef EcosystemsJan Freiwald and Andrew BeahrsReferencesIndex

"This is not a volume about specific ecological research methods, but rather about the strengths and challenges inherent to launching a project that incorporates data contributions of nonspecialists. It is useful as a guide and handbook, and I highly recommend it for practical use."