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Examining new trends in citizen science
At the start of every year, most people will have made a list of New Year’s resolutions. Some of the most common this year will be to get fit, adopt healthy eating habits and spendPosted by in christmas bird count, citizen science, Citizen Science Association Conference, conference, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act, Ecological Society of America, ecology, featured, Great Backyard Bird Count, medically unexplained symptoms, PLOS One, scientific publications, The Student Blog, volunteer participation
Global ecological challenges require large-scale scientific networks — reflections on ESA 100
This new perspective by marine ecologist Pamela Reynolds completes collaborative coverage by the PLOS Ecology Community of research news, ideas and discussions that emerged from this month’s centennial meeting of the Ecological Society of America. As Summer comes to an end in the Northern … Continue reading
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When the Science is Not Enough: Communicating the Consensus on Climate Change
To highlight our coverage of the 2015 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting (#ESA100) and an updated PLOS Responding to Climate Change Collection, PLOS Blogs invited atmospheric physicist and science communicator Sam Illingworth to discuss papers in the collection which demonstrate how scientists can better … Continue reading
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What Ecologists are (Most) Worried About Right Now: 5 Emerging Trends in Climate Change Ecology
Guest post by John H. Matthews
When scientists publish an analysis of the impacts of climate change on species, ecosystems and people, the language used can sound terribly distant and cold. In truth, the tone of these studies reflects the tone …
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