The benefits of contributing to the citizen science platform iNaturalist as an identifier
Corey T. Callaghan, Thomas Mesaglio, John S. Ascher, Thomas M. Brooks, Analyn Cabras, Mark A. Chandler, William K. Cornwell, Cristóbal Ríos-Málaver, Even Dankowicz, Naufal Urfi Dhiya’ulhaq, Richard A. Fuller, C. Galindo-Leal, Florencia Grattarola, Susan Hewitt, Lila Higgins, Colleen Hitchcock, Keng‐Lou James Hung, Tony Iwane, Paula Kahumbu, Roger C. Kendrick, Samuel R. Kieschnick, Gernot Kunz, Chien C. Lee, Cheng-Tao Lin, Scott R. Loarie, Milton Norman Medina, M.A. McGrouther, Lera Miles, Shaunak Modi, Katarzyna Nowak, Rahayu Oktaviani, Brian M. Waswala-Olewe, James Pagé, Silviu O. Petrovan, cassi saari, Carrie Seltzer, Alexey P. Seregin, Jon J. Sullivan, Amila P. Sumanapala, Aristide Takoukam, Jane Widness, Keith R. Willmott, Wolfgang Wüster, Alison N. Young
Abstract
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.