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Sharing biodiversity data: citizen scientists’ concerns and motivations
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Citizen scientists play a pivotal role in providing necessary biodiversity data. To ensure the continued involvement of a strong volunteer base, insight into the concerns and motivations of voluntary recorders is crucial. This paper presents the findings of a large-scale survey ( N = 2193) among Dutch volunteer biodiversity recorders of diverse taxa, and focuses on three questions: what are the characteristics of these citizen scientists regarding their activities and socio-demographic background, what are their motivations for recording biodiversity, and what are their views on data sharing and ownership? Our findings show that a connection to, interest in and concern for nature are the most important motivations for biodiversity recorders. Volunteer recorders have high expectations regarding the impact of their data, both for their own learning as well as for science and management. Almost half the volunteers consider their data to be public goods, but this does not mean they support unconditional data sharing. Instead, the acceptability of data sharing with third parties seems strongly linked to the goals of the user. We discuss the implications of our findings for practitioners, such as the role of biology curricula and the importance of learning opportunities to redress the lack of younger volunteers. We argue that conceptualising volunteer recorders as data custodians rather than owners helps to understand their perspective on data sharing, and emphasize the importance of clear and transparent data policy that respects volunteers’ views on their data.
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“However, there are other reasons for the lack of open data in citizen science, such as concerns about data privacy and security (Ganzevoort et al., 2017) and data misuse (Fox et al., 2019).”
BackgroundThe benefits of counting butterflies: recommendations for a successful citizen science project
Kühn, E., Becker, M., Harpke, A., Kühn, I., Kuhlicke, C., Schmitt, T., Settele, J., & Musche, M. (2022) · Ecology and Society · doi:10.5751/es-12861-270238 · Cited by 7
Barriers to Citizen Science and Dissemination of Knowledge in Healthcare
Lewis, D. M. (2022) · Citizen Science Theory and Practice · doi:10.5334/cstp.511 · Cited by 7
Affective Encounters with More-than-humans: Digital Platforms in a Time of Environmental Loss
Verploegen, H., van den Born, R. J. G., & Aarts, N. (2024) · Conservation and Society · doi:10.4103/cs.cs_95_23 · Cited by 6
Mapping the evolution path of citizen science in education: a bibliometric analysis
Wu, Y. J., & Benaglia, M. F. (2023) · International Journal of Science Education Part B · doi:10.1080/21548455.2023.2261600 · Cited by 8
“Ganzevoort et al. (2017) report the results of a survey among Dutch volunteers about their characteristics, motivations, and expectations, with a focus on data sharing and ownership issues.”
BackgroundHollister, J. W., Kellogg, D. Q., Kreakie, B. J., Shivers, S. D., Milstead, W. B., Herron, E., Green, L., & Gold, A. J. (2021) · Ecosphere · doi:10.1002/ecs2.3555 · Cited by 6
“…is important in maintaining involvement as it has been shown in other areas that contributing to science and management is one of the expectations for some community science volunteers and can help maintain longer term involvement (Gouveia et al. 2004, Bonney et al. 2009, Ganzevoort et al. 2017).”
BackgroundCitizen Science and Sustainability TransitionsPreprint
Vohland, K., Sauermann, H., Antoniou, V., Balázs, B., Göbel, C., Karatzas, K. D., Mooney, P., Perelló, J., Ponti, M., Samson, R., et al. (2019) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.2139/ssrn.3511088 · Cited by 9
“, 2013; Van Brussel and Huyse, 2018), older, white, educated men (Ganzevoort et al., 2017), or middle-aged white persons with above average income (Geoghegan et al.”
BackgroundMoshi, H. A., Shilla, D. A., Brehim, J., Kimirei, I. A., O’Reilly, C. M., & Loiselle, S. (2023) · Environmental Management · doi:10.1007/s00267-023-01824-x · Cited by 5
“…science project can increase the possibility of accurate long-term data collection necessary to support resource management, as well as improve local attitudes towards a more sustainable resource use (Ganzevoort et al., 2017, Sauermann et al., 2020; Sutherland et al., 2015; West and Pateman, 2016).”
BackgroundFlowers, V., Frutos, C., MacKenzie, A. S., Fanning, R., & Fraser, E. E. (2023) · Citizen Science Theory and Practice · doi:10.5334/cstp.558 · Cited by 5
Nkulu, A. T., Pauly, A., DORCHIN, A., & Vereecken, N. J. (2023) · Zootaxa · doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5392.1.1 · Cited by 5
Verploegen, H., Ganzevoort, W., & van den Born, R. (2021) · Journal of Science Communication · doi:10.22323/2.20020210 · Cited by 5
Self-citationAuthorship and Citizen Science: Seven Heuristic Rules
Sandin, P., Baard, P., Bülow, W., & Helgesson, G. (2024) · Science and Engineering Ethics · doi:10.1007/s11948-024-00516-x · Cited by 4
“There is some reason to believe that formal recognition is a motivational factor for some citizen scientists (Ganzevoort et al., 2017; Tauginienė et al., 2021, p. 405; Rot-man et al., 2012).”
BackgroundCommunity science supports research on protected area resilience
Mandeville, C. P., & Finstad, A. G. (2021) · Conservation Science and Practice · doi:10.1111/csp2.442 · Cited by 4
Standardised Data on Initiatives – STARDIT: Beta VersionPreprint
Nunn, J., Shafee, T. M. A., Chang, S., Stephens, R., Elliot, J., Oliver, S. R., John, D., Smith, M. P., Orr, N., Preston, J., et al. (2021) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-934285/v1 · Cited by 4
Readjusting observational grids in dragonfly field guides
Turnhout, S., & Halffman, W. (2023) · Social Studies of Science · doi:10.1177/03063127231183011 · Cited by 3
“…defining features and observational practices in naturalist communities, including: ‘being out there’ (Ellis & Waterton, 2004), learning about nature (Ganzevoort et al., 2017), the skill and joy of instant recognition (Ellis, 2011; Lorimer, 2008), a sense of community, status, and authority (Liep,…”
BackgroundSelf-citationDrivers of Data Contribution to an Electronic Citizen Science Platform for Anglers in Denmark
Gundelund, C., Marcer, M., & Skov, C. (2024) · Fisheries Management and Ecology · doi:10.1111/fme.12770 · Cited by 3
Buskirk, A. N. V., Boley, B. B., Killmaster, C. H., Johannsen, K. L., & D’Angelo, G. J. (2022) · Conservation Biology · doi:10.1111/cobi.14028 · Cited by 3
Archiving (lost) nature: Hybrid experiences and memorization through participatory digital archives
Verploegen, H. (2022) · Journal of Environmental Media · doi:10.1386/jem_00090_1 · Cited by 2
Active citizenship in green space governance
Mattijssen, T. (2018) · doi:10.18174/461163 · Cited by 3
Citizen Science and Biodiversity
Turnhout, S., & Ganzevoort, W. (2023) · Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science · doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199389414.013.846 · Cited by 3
Self-citationMultifaceted indicators for evaluating participatory research on biodiversity
Ortega‐Álvarez, R., Casas, A., Ronquillo, M. P. L., Martínez, M. L. S., & Mendoza‐Lozana, A. (2024) · Biodiversity and Conservation · doi:10.1007/s10531-024-03002-9 · Cited by 2
“Participatory research on biodiversity, in which non-professionals engage in scientific activ - ities to study nature (Hecker et al. 2018), is gaining popularity worldwide (Ganzevoort et al. 2017 ; Vohland et al. 2021 ; Swanson and Ardoin 2021).”
A Novel Model for Building Digital Infrastructure for Biodiversity Studies
Dhindsa, A., Bhatia, S., Agrawal, S., & Sohi, B. S. (2021) · Journal of Physics Conference Series · doi:10.1088/1742-6596/1714/1/012011 · Cited by 2
Shinbrot, X. A., Jones, K. W., Solomon, J. N., & Escobedo, M. R. (2022) · The Journal of Environmental Education · doi:10.1080/00958964.2021.1984193 · Cited by 2
“…older individuals are more likely to volunteer to share their knowledge (Unell & Castle, 2012) or contribute to science and nature management (Ganzevoort et al., 2017), younger participants often volunteer to gain skills (Alender, 2016; Jacobson et al., 2012), and develop their career (Ng et…”
BackgroundZhang, E. Y., Baldwin, A., Hundley, C., Chang, E., Auderset, S., Bawendi, M., & Kristensen, T. V. (2024) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0303429 · Cited by 2
Justifying Biodiversity Data Access Restrictions: A Global Comparison of Data Policies
Kaehrle, M., & Eschenfelder, K. R. (2025) · Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology · doi:10.1002/pra2.1259 · Cited by 2
“Second, if participatory scientists and other data contributors are concerned with species protection and ethical data use (Ganzevoort et al., 2017), it is important to publicly document data restrictions to support informed participation and meaningful choice (Bowser & Wiggins, 2015).”
Evaluating the impact of volunteers serving public lands
Lin, J., & Ormsby, A. A. (2021) · PARKS · doi:10.2305/iucn.ch.2021.parks-27-1jl.en · Cited by 2
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Metadata
- Authors
- Ganzevoort, W., van den Born, R. J. G., Halffman, W., & Turnhout, S.
- Affiliations
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Ganzevoort, Wessel
- Venue
- Biodiversity and Conservation
- Published
- 2017-06-16
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 2821-2837
- ISSN
- 0960-3115 (ISSN-L)
- 1572-9710
- OpenAlex
- W2625695659
- Cited by
- 133
- References
- 67
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 24 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 6
- FWCI
- 16.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Biodiversity and Conservation (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
- Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- NLBIF
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Research Data Management Practices
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecological Modeling › Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education
- Keywords
- citizen science, biodiversity data sharing, data ownership, data stewardship, public goods, data policy
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