Piia Lundberg|Melissa B. Meierhofer|Ville Vasko|Miina Suutari|Ann Ojala|Annukka Vainio|Thomas M. Lilley
Next?generation ultrasonic recorders facilitate effective bat activity and distribution monitoring by citizen scientists
Finnish Museum of Natural History|University of Helsinki|Finnish Museum of Natural History|University of Helsinki|Finnish Museum of Natural History|University of Helsinki|Finnish Museum of Natural History|University of Helsinki|Natural Resources Institute Finland|University of Helsinki|Finnish Museum of Natural History|University of Helsinki
abstract time budgetary resources often limiting factor collection largescale ecological data data collected citizen scientists comparable data collected researchers would allow efficient data collection broad geographic area compare quality data bat activity collected citizens high school students teachers researchers researchers citizen scientists used comprehensive instructions choosing study sites found statistically significant difference total bat activity minutes recorded citizens researchers instead citizen scientists collected data wider variety habitats researchers involvement citizens also increased geographical coverage data collection resulting northernmost documentation nathusiuss pipistrelle far finland therefore bat research benefit use citizen science participants given precise instructions calibrated data collection equipment citizen science projects also farreaching benefits increasing example scientific literacy interest natural sciences citizens involving citizens science projects also potential enhance willingness conserve nature