Rachel Drake
racheldrake02.bsky.social
Rachel Drake
@racheldrake02.bsky.social
PhD Student at the Centre for Research into Ecology and Environmental Modelling.
Working on how we best model citizen science for ecological benefit!
Reposted by Rachel Drake
Very pleased to share my first PhD paper, out now in @consbiog.bsky.social:

Backstrom, L. J., Drake, R. L., Worthington, H., & Johnston, A. (2025). Detections of Rare Species Lead Citizen Scientists to Initiate Data Recording. Diversity and Distributions, 31(10), e70103. doi.org/10.1111/ddi.... ⤵️
Detections of Rare Species Lead Citizen Scientists to Initiate Data Recording
Aim Citizen science data are increasingly used to monitor biodiversity but come with several challenges that can impair accurate ecological conclusions. We explore how observers' preferences for cer...
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October 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM