The Thrill of Discovery: Significant Nature Experiences Among Biodiversity Citizen Scientists
The Thrill of Discovery: Significant Nature Experiences Among Biodiversity Citizen Scientists
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DOI：
10.1089/eco.2018.0062
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2019-03-01
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van den Born, Riyan
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作者：
Ganzevoort, Wessel;van den Born, Riyan
直接体验在自然界中的重要作用引发了人们对研究人类在自然界中的重要体验的兴趣，但很少有研究涉及生物多样性公民科学家的自然体验。对于参与组织生物多样性公民科学项目的组织，或对改善现有项目的招募和保留感兴趣的组织，了解自然界的哪些经历对参与者特别难忘和有影响力，可以用于有效的沟通或项目设计。为了解决这一空白，本文报告了荷兰生物多样性公民科学家报告的1，450个重要自然体验的主题分析。受访者讲述了各种各样的体验，从一般到特殊，从非凡到日常欣赏自然。发现，即遇到受访者以前从未见过的植物和动物，似乎是塑造生物多样性公民科学家重要经验的关键因素。无论是在偏远地区还是在离家很近的地方，都能体验到这种发现的兴奋感。沿着而来的是稀有或独特物种的相对突出，以及报告经历中的惊讶感，这表明当大自然设法让他们措手不及时，许多受访者留下了深刻的印象。此外，我们讨论了学习的重要性，既作为一个动力和结果的生物多样性公民科学家之间的自然参与。根据我们的研究结果，我们制定了几个注意点的组织，旨在招募和留住致力于公民科学家监测生物多样性，并讨论了富有成效的步骤，为进一步的研究。
The important role of direct experience in nature has sparked an interest in studying people's significant experiences in nature, yet few studies have addressed the nature experiences of biodiversity citizen scientists. For organizations involved in organizing biodiversity citizen science projects, or interested in improving recruitment and retention in existing projects, insight into which experiences in nature are especially memorable and impactful for participants can be used for effective communication or project design. To address this lacuna, this paper reports a thematic analysis of 1,450 significant nature experiences reported by Dutch biodiversity citizen scientists.Respondents narrate a wide variety of experiences, ranging from the general to the particular and from the extraordinary to the everyday appreciation of nature. Discovery, that is, encountering plants and animals the respondent has not seen before, appears to be a critical factor in shaping significant experiences of biodiversity citizen scientists. This thrill of discovery is experienced both in remote locations and close to home. This, along with the relative prominence of rare or unique species and a sense of surprise in reported experiences, indicates that many respondents are deeply impressed when nature managed to catch them off guard. In addition, we discuss the importance of learning both as a motivator for and result of nature engagement among biodiversity citizen scientists. Based on our findings, we formulate several points of attention for organizations aiming to recruit and retain committed citizen scientists for monitoring biodiversity, and discuss fruitful steps for further research.