立即发布:2020年10月21日
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辛辛那提博物馆中心 helping citizen scientists contribute to research
iNaturalist app 和 curator-supported projects encourage exploration 和 observation
辛辛那提——呼吁所有科学家! 辛辛那提博物馆中心 (CMC) is seeking citizen scientists to help observe 和 record data on the plants 和 wildlife in our community. CMC正在推出一系列的项目 iNaturalist app to help collect data that can contribute to the work of professional scientists.
Citizen scientists are important contributors to our underst和ing of the world around us. 它们为生物学家提供数据, botanists 和 other scientists that can fill gaps in their research 和 provide valuable perspective. So if you’re looking to contribute to scientific studies or just connect with nature, CMC有工具可以提供帮助.
CMC has launched a series of projects on iNaturalist, a citizen science app 和 website developed by the 加州科学院 和 国家地理. With the iNaturalist app your phone becomes your logbook, helping you 和 scientists around the world document observations in your own backyard or in the great outdoors. The app is even helping scientists right here at CMC, providing data on long-term projects to track migratory 鸟, identify invasive vines choking out native trees 和 more.
每两个月一次, CMC will release a new project on the iNaturalist app, each one encouraging observation 和 exploration of the tristate area. The current project asks citizen scientists to observe plants in the area to determine which are native 和 which are non-native 和 what cultivated plants have the possibility to become a wild non-native plant. Beginning in November 和 running through December, 鸟类是焦点，在一月和二月, 冬天的观察.
Though the iNaturalist app is open 和 available to anyone, inclusion in the individual projects requires proper identification of your observations, making it useful for scientists 和 also a resource for casual explorers looking to identify plants 和 animals they see on their own journeys. The app even shows where similar specimens have been identified around you, 显示实时数据供您自己分析.
Citizen science projects are also valuable additions to CMC’s ongoing research. 补充自己的研究, CMC curators are asking citizen scientists to use the iNaturalist app to document the location, date 和 species of bird strikes – 鸟 that have died as a result of striking windows, a common phenomenon 和 growing problem in urban areas. Winter is also a great time to identify invasive tree-killing vines, which stay green while most native plants do not. Identifying 和 then eradicating these vines can be critical to the health 和 maintenance of mature trees, 哪些是各种物种的栖息地. 随着春天的到来, identifying crayfish burrows will help CMC better underst和 the impacts of climate change on our water table 和 the wildlife that depends on it. As each spring becomes increasingly wet 和 each summer drier, the success of active crayfish burrows over time may help show that impact on the water table.
Getting started with the iNaturalist app is easy.
- 报名参加 iNaturalist.org or search your phone’s app store for the iNaturalist app to download directly.
- 通过搜索加入CMC项目 CMC本地野生动物 或CMC工厂. 每两个月网上赌搏网站十大排行CMC页面查看新项目.
- Get comfortable using the system by watching the 入门视频 or 视频教程.
- Have fun exploring your own bit of wilderness 和 start making observations.
对于最年轻的探险家来说， 由自然主义者寻求 is a great introduction to scientific observation 和 recognition.
If you need a little inspiration to explore your own backyards, CMC’s newest OMNIMAX® 电影 后院的荒野 shows in stunning detail the variety of incredible plants 和 animals that call our neighborhoods home. 开创性的电影摄影使得 后院的荒野 an immersive experience that brings you nose-to-nose with deer, 土狼, 青蛙, 鸭子, 鸟, 蜜蜂和更多. The 电影 is sure to make you want to grab your coat, lace up your shoes 和 log in to your iNaturalist app as you begin exploring the wild all around you.
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