Seven reasons to contribute to iNaturalist as an identifier

Thomas Mesaglio (@thebeachcomber on iNaturalist), co-author of the paper "The benefits of contributing to the citizen science platform iNaturalist as an identifier" goes over seven reasons why experts should contribute identifications to iNaturalist.

Paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology... (open access)

How identifications work on iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/get...

Video tutorial for iNaturalist's Identify page: Identify Page Tutorial - iNaturalist
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Chapters
0:00 - Title
0:09 - Introduction
0:15 - Reason 1: Your contributions increase knowledge of biodiversity
0:46 - Reason 2: The value of opportunistic records is increasing
1:08 - Reason 3: You can contribute data on threatened, data-deficient, or invasive species
1:39 - Reason 4: iNaturalist is a ready-made, free, and easy-to-use data collection infrastructure
2:22 - Reason 5: You can partake in dynamic, real-time interactions around the world
2:57 - Reason 6: You can engage with a broader audience
3:39 - Reason 7: You can enjoy yourself

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