干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Monitoring Groundwater Health Using Citizen Scientists in Semi-Arid Regional Australia

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DOI	10.1111/gwat.13407
	Monitoring Groundwater Health Using Citizen Scientists in Semi-Arid Regional Australia
	Korbel, Kathryn L.; Hose, Grant C.
通讯作者	Korbel, KL
来源期刊	GROUNDWATER
ISSN	0017-467X
EISSN	1745-6584
出版年	2024
英文摘要	Citizen science (CS) around the world is undergoing a resurgence, potentially due to the utilization of new technologies and methods to capture information, such as data and photo entry via mobile phone apps. CS has been used in aquatic ecology for several decades, however the use of volunteers to collect data in groundwaters has rarely occurred. Groundwater research, particularly groundwater ecosystems, is unevenly distributed across the world, limiting our knowledge of these ecosystems and their functions. Here, we engaged six volunteer farmers in semi-arid region of north-western New South Wales, Australia to participate in an assessment of groundwater health using privately owned wells. Volunteers were supplied with sampling kits and instructions on sampling methods. Data retrieved indicated the health of the groundwater ecosystems, simultaneously providing information on water quality and groundwater biota present within the farm aquifers. Diverse stygofauna were collected from the trial, which reflected historical records of stygofauna within the same catchment indicating the viability of using citizen scientist for data collection. The citizen science project not only aided the collection of data and assessment of groundwater health, but also provided a tool for education, attracting media attention which furthered the education to a national audience. The amount of data still required to understand groundwater ecosystems, combined with the urgency to manage these environments, suggests that citizen scientists may complement the efforts of scientists around the globe to establish the impacts and consequences of human activities on this resource. image
类型	Article ; Early Access
语种	英语
开放获取类型	hybrid
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001196390300001
WOS关键词	NEXT-GENERATION ; WATER-QUALITY ; SCIENCE ; ATRAZINE ; PERFORMANCE ; MANAGEMENT ; VOLUNTEER ; POLLUTION ; NITRATE ; SCALE
WOS类目	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary ; Water Resources
WOS研究方向	Geology ; Water Resources
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/404003
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Korbel, Kathryn L.,Hose, Grant C.. Monitoring Groundwater Health Using Citizen Scientists in Semi-Arid Regional Australia[J],2024.
APA	Korbel, Kathryn L.,&Hose, Grant C..(2024).Monitoring Groundwater Health Using Citizen Scientists in Semi-Arid Regional Australia.GROUNDWATER.
MLA	Korbel, Kathryn L.,et al."Monitoring Groundwater Health Using Citizen Scientists in Semi-Arid Regional Australia".GROUNDWATER (2024).