The use of iNaturalist in Acadia National Park
Gallup N, Benz S, Webber H. 2016. The use of iNaturalist in Acadia National Park. Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park
From the abstract: "iNaturalist is a website and phone application, that curates observations people make of the natural world – mammals, insects, vegetation et cetera – along with the observation’s GPS location. iNaturalist allows for a community of naturalists – casual and skilled observers, as well as expert and novice identifiers, to share observations and aid in identifying the observations. This community contributes to a large, expansive, multifaceted data source that is accessible to anyone. For National Parks knowing which plants, animals or fungi are present within their borders is important. The knowledge allows for parks to better manage their resources. With very few park employees it would be impossible to survey every part of the park. But with a team of naturalists and the iNaturalist platform there can be more eyes in the field, more area can be covered and more species can be located and identified. These data can provide information about how diverse the parks species are, how species have changed in the park, and allow for the monitoring of invasive species within the park. This poster presents a summary of iNaturalist use in Acadia National Park and includes species found and identified and patterns in iNaturalist use."
- Type
- Poster
- Authors
- Gallup, Nicole; Benz, Seth; Webber, Hannah
- Date of Issue
- 2016-10-05
- Publisher
- Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- amphibians (Amphibia), arachnids (Arachnida), birds (Aves), Education, fish, fungi, insects (Insecta), lichen (Mycophycophyta), mammals (Mammalia), mollusks (Mollusca), plants (Plantae), protozoa, reptiles (Reptilia), Research & Studies