@article{fdi:010078522,
  title = {{C}itizen science in developing countries : how to improve volunteer participation},
  author = {{R}equier, {F}abrice and {A}ndersson, {G}.{K}.{S}. and {O}ddi, {F}.{J}. and {G}aribaldi, {L}.{A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}itizen science is a powerful tool for connecting members of the public with research and for obtaining large amounts of data. {H}owever, it is far less commonly implemented in developing countries than in developed countries. {W}e conducted a large scale citizen science program monitoring honey bee ({A}pis mellifera) colony losses in {A}rgentina to examine how a national consortium composed of local coordinators and two different recruitment strategies influenced volunteer participation.{T}hese strategies consisted of online questionnaires and face to face interviews with beekeepers to record bee health issues. {W}e found that use of both recruitment strategies was necessary because they reached different volunteer profiles and different locations, and therefore influenced the survey's results. {F}urthermore, public participation increased when the number of local coordinators was higher, regardless of recruitment strategy. {T}hese findings could also apply to other developing countries, where lack of internet access for some potential volunteers, logistical constraints such as long distances, and poor infrastructure hamper implementing large scale citizen science programs.},
  keywords = {{ARGENTINE} ; {EUROPE} ; {ETATS} {UNIS} ; {AFRIQUE} {DU} {SUD} ; {URUGUAY} ; {CHINE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}rontiers in {E}cology and the {E}nvironment},
  volume = {18},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {101--108},
  ISSN = {1540-9295},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1002/fee.2150},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078522},
}