Biodiversity

Non-random Temporal Patterns of Citizen Science Biodiversity Recording

Data and code to analyse when citizens record biodiversity, identifying non-random temporal patterns in sampling effort and their associated drivers.

Size
3.0 MB
Format
ZIP
License
CC-BY-4.0
Access
Open Access
Source
Zenodo (record 14845809)

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Challenge

When do citizens actually record biodiversity — weekends, holidays, good weather — and how might that bias what science sees?

Where to start
Unzip the data table. Aggregate records by day-of-week, month and hour; look for the non-random peaks.
What to share
Temporal-pattern plots and a short note on the sampling bias they imply.

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