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- Title
Unite research with what citizens do for fun: "recreational monitoring" of marine biodiversity.
- Authors
Goffredo, Stefano; Pensa, Francesco; Neri, Patrizia; Orlandi, Antonio; Gagliardi, Maria Scola; Velardi, Angela; Piccinetti, Corrado; Zaccanti, Francesco
- Abstract
The article presents a study which involves recreational divers to increase public awareness and data collection in marine biodiversity monitoring. The study uses survey questionnaires that record the existence of marine taxa and litter in marine ecology. Results show the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of the data gathered by the volunteers. It also highlights the achievement level of trained recreational divers and the quality of information in biodiversity.
- Subjects
MARINE biodiversity; DIVERS; SITUATIONAL awareness; ACQUISITION of data; BIODIVERSITY monitoring; TRAINING
- Publication
Ecological Applications, 2010, Vol 20, Issue 8, p2170
- ISSN
1051-0761
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1890/09-1546.1