Sharing biodiversity data: citizen scientists’ concerns and motivations.

摘要: Citizen scientists play a pivotal role in providing necessary biodiversity data. To ensure the continued involvement of strong volunteer base, insight into concerns and motivations voluntary recorders is crucial. This paper presents findings large-scale survey (N = 2193) among Dutch diverse taxa, focuses on three questions: what are characteristics these citizen regarding their activities socio-demographic background, for recording biodiversity, views data sharing ownership? Our show that connection to, interest concern nature most important recorders. Volunteer have high expectations impact data, both own learning as well science management. Almost half volunteers consider to be public goods, but this does not mean they support unconditional sharing. Instead, acceptability with third parties seems strongly linked goals user. We discuss implications our practitioners, such biology curricula importance opportunities redress lack younger volunteers. argue conceptualising custodians rather than owners helps understand perspective sharing, emphasize clear transparent policy respects volunteers’