Thomas Mesaglio
@thebeachcomber.bsky.social
iNaturalist addict, curator and iNat AU site administrator (http://inaturalist.org/people/thebeachcomber), professional BioBlitzer, PhD student at UNSW School of BEES
Check out our new paper exploring the incredible uses of @inaturalist.bsky.social data in biodiversity research!
Our new paper in BioScience shows how iNaturalist data is powering research across the globe, with use growing 10x in 5 years and spanning 128 countries & 638 families of life.
Paper: doi.org/10.1093/bios...
@ifas.ufl.edu @inaturalist.bsky.social
#Biodiversity #iNaturalist #OpenScience
Paper: doi.org/10.1093/bios...
@ifas.ufl.edu @inaturalist.bsky.social
#Biodiversity #iNaturalist #OpenScience
July 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Check out our new paper exploring the incredible uses of @inaturalist.bsky.social data in biodiversity research!
Reposted by Thomas Mesaglio
This new paper documents a tenfold increase in research papers using community-collected iNaturalist data over just five years: tr.ee/89Ot3I
According to the study, here are four key ways that iNaturalist data directly powers science 🧵⤵️
According to the study, here are four key ways that iNaturalist data directly powers science 🧵⤵️
July 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This new paper documents a tenfold increase in research papers using community-collected iNaturalist data over just five years: tr.ee/89Ot3I
According to the study, here are four key ways that iNaturalist data directly powers science 🧵⤵️
According to the study, here are four key ways that iNaturalist data directly powers science 🧵⤵️
Reposted by Thomas Mesaglio
Don't know what you are looking for? 🔍 We made something ✨ #Shiny ✨ using biodiversity data from {galah} to create location taxon lists for naturalists 🦉🦋🍄🐌🌳
@thebeachcomber.bsky.social @willcornwell.bsky.social @hsauquet.bsky.social
@thebeachcomber.bsky.social @willcornwell.bsky.social @hsauquet.bsky.social
infinitylists: A Shiny application & R package for rapid generation of place-based species checklists
In #AppsPlantSci by @thebeachcomber.bsky.social @fontikar.bsky.social @hsauquet.bsky.social & @willcornwell.bsky.social
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @unswbees.bsky.social
In #AppsPlantSci by @thebeachcomber.bsky.social @fontikar.bsky.social @hsauquet.bsky.social & @willcornwell.bsky.social
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @unswbees.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Don't know what you are looking for? 🔍 We made something ✨ #Shiny ✨ using biodiversity data from {galah} to create location taxon lists for naturalists 🦉🦋🍄🐌🌳
@thebeachcomber.bsky.social @willcornwell.bsky.social @hsauquet.bsky.social
@thebeachcomber.bsky.social @willcornwell.bsky.social @hsauquet.bsky.social
A fun short paper we wrote about new plant species discovered and subsequently described thanks to @inaturalist.bsky.social records, with recommendations for optimising this process into the future!
Check out this new #AJB essay by @thebeachcomber.bsky.social, @hsauquet.bsky.social & @willcornwell.bsky.social!
#Citizenscience records are fuelling exciting discoveries of new plant species
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #iNaturalist #herbarium
#Citizenscience records are fuelling exciting discoveries of new plant species
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #iNaturalist #herbarium
May 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
A fun short paper we wrote about new plant species discovered and subsequently described thanks to @inaturalist.bsky.social records, with recommendations for optimising this process into the future!
New field guide incoming: Sydney Harbour Fishes
2,500+ colour photographs
>700 species
>300 photographers
almost all images from Australasian Fishes (www.inaturalist.org/projects/aus...) on @inaturalist.bsky.social
May release, now accepting pre-orders at sydneyharbourfishes.company.site
2,500+ colour photographs
>700 species
>300 photographers
almost all images from Australasian Fishes (www.inaturalist.org/projects/aus...) on @inaturalist.bsky.social
May release, now accepting pre-orders at sydneyharbourfishes.company.site
Sydney Harbour Fishes
sydneyharbourfishes.company.site
April 3, 2025 at 7:32 AM
New field guide incoming: Sydney Harbour Fishes
2,500+ colour photographs
>700 species
>300 photographers
almost all images from Australasian Fishes (www.inaturalist.org/projects/aus...) on @inaturalist.bsky.social
May release, now accepting pre-orders at sydneyharbourfishes.company.site
2,500+ colour photographs
>700 species
>300 photographers
almost all images from Australasian Fishes (www.inaturalist.org/projects/aus...) on @inaturalist.bsky.social
May release, now accepting pre-orders at sydneyharbourfishes.company.site
New paper open access in @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Cit sci data quality is a hot topic, and assumptions about ID accuracy are often made without evidence. We decided to test identification accuracy for a WA plants @inaturalist.bsky.social dataset
Cit sci data quality is a hot topic, and assumptions about ID accuracy are often made without evidence. We decided to test identification accuracy for a WA plants @inaturalist.bsky.social dataset
Expert identification blitz: A rapid high value approach for assessing and improving iNaturalist identification accuracy and data precision and confidence
Citizen science data are increasingly used in research and conservation, so assessing and improving data accuracy is important. We recruited 50 experts to review a dataset of Western Australian plant....
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 17, 2025 at 4:42 AM
New paper open access in @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Cit sci data quality is a hot topic, and assumptions about ID accuracy are often made without evidence. We decided to test identification accuracy for a WA plants @inaturalist.bsky.social dataset
Cit sci data quality is a hot topic, and assumptions about ID accuracy are often made without evidence. We decided to test identification accuracy for a WA plants @inaturalist.bsky.social dataset
Keeping track of new taxonomic changes and species descriptions can be tough, so I've created a living spreadsheet to document recent taxonomic works relating to Australian plants, and provide an easy to access central resource. It will be updated every week or two
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Updates to Australian plant taxonomy
docs.google.com
December 25, 2024 at 9:10 AM
Keeping track of new taxonomic changes and species descriptions can be tough, so I've created a living spreadsheet to document recent taxonomic works relating to Australian plants, and provide an easy to access central resource. It will be updated every week or two
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Photographed one of my mega bucket list species on a recent trip to Kakadu NP, the amazing Leichhardt's Grasshopper (Petasida ephippigera). Found only across the Top End of the NT, this species is on the decline. I waited almost 5 years to see this grasshopper after failing to find one in March 2020
December 17, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Photographed one of my mega bucket list species on a recent trip to Kakadu NP, the amazing Leichhardt's Grasshopper (Petasida ephippigera). Found only across the Top End of the NT, this species is on the decline. I waited almost 5 years to see this grasshopper after failing to find one in March 2020
New paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
We compiled master plant species lists for 2 of the 5 oldest national parks: Royal (Australia) and Yosemite (USA) by combining herbarium vouchers + @inaturalist.bsky.social records + official expert park lists, extensively manually curating all records.
We compiled master plant species lists for 2 of the 5 oldest national parks: Royal (Australia) and Yosemite (USA) by combining herbarium vouchers + @inaturalist.bsky.social records + official expert park lists, extensively manually curating all records.
December 2, 2024 at 1:36 AM
New paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
We compiled master plant species lists for 2 of the 5 oldest national parks: Royal (Australia) and Yosemite (USA) by combining herbarium vouchers + @inaturalist.bsky.social records + official expert park lists, extensively manually curating all records.
We compiled master plant species lists for 2 of the 5 oldest national parks: Royal (Australia) and Yosemite (USA) by combining herbarium vouchers + @inaturalist.bsky.social records + official expert park lists, extensively manually curating all records.
Cracked the 300,000 mark for IDs on iNaturalist
December 16, 2023 at 7:33 AM
Cracked the 300,000 mark for IDs on iNaturalist