Evaluating citizen vs. professional data for modelling distributions of a rare squirrel

Bias and information in biological records

(2015) Nick J. B. Isaac et al.   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Integrated models that unite local and regional data reveal larger-scale environmental relationships and improve predictions of species distributions

(2015) Robert J. Fletcher et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Using camera-trap photographs to identify individual fox squirrels (Sciurus niger) in the Southeastern United States

(2015) Courtney A. Tye et al.   WILDLIFE SOCIETY BULLETIN

Accelerated modern human-induced species losses: Entering the sixth mass extinction

(2015) G. Ceballos et al.   Science Advances

Mapping Species Distributions with MAXENT Using a Geographically Biased Sample of Presence Data: A Performance Assessment of Methods for Correcting Sampling Bias

(2014) Yoan Fourcade et al.   PLoS One

Statistics for citizen science: extracting signals of change from noisy ecological data

(2014) Nick J. B. Isaac et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Inference from presence-only data; the ongoing controversy

(2013) Trevor Hastie et al.   ECOGRAPHY

A practical guide to MaxEnt for modeling species’ distributions: what it does, and why inputs and settings matter

(2013) Cory Merow et al.   ECOGRAPHY

Opportunistic citizen science data of animal species produce reliable estimates of distribution trends if analysed with occupancy models

(2013) Arco J. van Strien et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Selecting thresholds for the prediction of species occurrence with presence-only data

(2013) Canran Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Model-Based Control of Observer Bias for the Analysis of Presence-Only Data in Ecology

(2013) David I. Warton et al.   PLoS One

The current state of citizen science as a tool for ecological research and public engagement

(2012) Janis L Dickinson et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Selecting pseudo-absences for species distribution models: how, where and how many?

(2012) Morgane Barbet-Massin et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Predicting Species Distributions from Samples Collected along Roadsides

(2011) KYLE P. MCCARTHY et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Distribution and Habitat use of the Big Cypress Fox Squirrel (Sciurus Niger Avicennia)

(2011) Danielle A. Eisenberg et al.   SOUTHEASTERN NATURALIST

Data-intensive science applied to broad-scale citizen science

(2011) Wesley M. Hochachka et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Citizen Science as an Ecological Research Tool: Challenges and Benefits

(2010) Janis L. Dickinson et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Improving and integrating data on invasive species collected by citizen scientists

(2010) Alycia W. Crall et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Beyond scarcity: citizen science programmes as useful tools for conservation biogeography

(2010) Vincent Devictor et al.   DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

A statistical explanation of MaxEnt for ecologists

(2010) Jane Elith et al.   DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Measuring and comparing the accuracy of species distribution models with presence-absence data

(2010) Canran Liu et al.   ECOGRAPHY

Sampling in ecology and evolution - bridging the gap between theory and practice

(2010) Cécile H. Albert et al.   ECOGRAPHY

A review of citizen science and community-based environmental monitoring: issues and opportunities

(2010) Cathy C. Conrad et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Using monitoring data gathered by volunteers to predict the potential distribution of the invasive alien bumblebee Bombus terrestris

(2009) Taku Kadoya et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Observer bias and the detection of low-density populations

(2009) Matthew C. Fitzpatrick et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Sample selection bias and presence-only distribution models: implications for background and pseudo-absence data

(2009) Steven J. Phillips et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

A new dawn for citizen science

(2009) Jonathan Silvertown   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Modeling of species distributions with Maxent: new extensions and a comprehensive evaluation

(2008) Steven J. Phillips et al.   ECOGRAPHY

Aligning Conservation Priorities Across Taxa in Madagascar with High-Resolution Planning Tools

(2008) C. Kremen et al.   SCIENCE