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IF 10 1区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ECOLOGY

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI:10.1002/fee.2810

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Cover photo: Many participatory scientists record encounters with butterflies, especially on the platform iNaturalist, which has collected nearly 7 million “research grade” butterfly observations. However, it can be difficult to draw ecological inferences from these data, which are collected opportunistically rather than as part of standardized surveys with known effort. One dimension of this issue is taxonomic bias, or the predisposition to report certain species over others. After comparing iNaturalist records to observations generated from standardized surveys, scientists found that participatory science data were biased against hard-to-identify species and toward starkly patterned species (Goldstein et al.; https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2783). Among the most overreported butterfly species on iNaturalist was Plebejus icarioides (pictured). (Image credit: Vaughn Shirey [CC0]).

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封面照片：许多参与式科学家都会记录与蝴蝶的邂逅，尤其是在 iNaturalist 平台上，该平台已经收集了近 700 万次 "研究级 "蝴蝶观察数据。然而，从这些数据中很难得出生态学推论，因为这些数据都是随机收集的，而不是作为已知工作量的标准化调查的一部分。这个问题的一个方面是分类偏差，或者说是报告某些物种而不是其他物种的倾向性。在将 iNaturalist 记录与标准化调查中的观察结果进行比较后，科学家们发现，参与式科学数据对难以识别的物种和图案鲜明的物种存在偏差（Goldstein 等；https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2783）。在 iNaturalist 上被高报最多的蝴蝶物种是 Plebejus icarioides（如图）。(图片来源：Vaughn Shirey [CC0]）。

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Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 环境科学-环境科学

CiteScore

18.30

自引率

1.00%

发文量

128

审稿时长

9-18 weeks

期刊介绍： Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment is a publication by the Ecological Society of America that focuses on the significance of ecology and environmental science in various aspects of research and problem-solving. The journal covers topics such as biodiversity conservation, ecosystem preservation, natural resource management, public policy, and other related areas. The publication features a range of content, including peer-reviewed articles, editorials, commentaries, letters, and occasional special issues and topical series. It releases ten issues per year, excluding January and July. ESA members receive both print and electronic copies of the journal, while institutional subscriptions are also available. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment is highly regarded in the field, as indicated by its ranking in the 2021 Journal Citation Reports by Clarivate Analytics. The journal is ranked 4th out of 174 in ecology journals and 11th out of 279 in environmental sciences journals. Its impact factor for 2021 is reported as 13.789, which further demonstrates its influence and importance in the scientific community.