Historical redlining is associated with increasing geographical disparities in bird biodiversity sampling in the United States

D Ellis-Soto, M Chapman, DH Locke - Nature Human Behaviour, 2023 - nature.com
Historic segregation and inequality are critical to understanding modern environmental
conditions. Race-based zoning policies, such as redlining in the United States during the …

Neotropical ornithology: Reckoning with historical assumptions, removing systemic barriers, and reimagining the future

L Soares, KL Cockle, E Ruelas Inzunza… - Ornithological …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Una barrera importante para el avance de la ornitología es la exclusión sistémica de los
profesionales del Sur Global. Una colección especial de artículos publicada recientemente …

Evaluating the use of semi-structured crowdsourced data to quantify inequitable access to urban biodiversity: A case study with eBird

AM Grade, NW Chan, P Gajbhiye, DJ Perkins… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Credibly estimating social-ecological relationships requires data with broad coverage and
fine geographic resolutions that are not typically available from standard ecological surveys …

Highly specialized recreationists contribute the most to the citizen science project eBird

CJ Rosenblatt, AA Dayer, JN Duberstein… - Ornithological …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Contributory citizen science projects (hereafter “contributory projects”) are a powerful tool for
avian conservation science. Large-scale projects such as eBird have produced data that …

Social justice, community engagement, and undergraduate STEM education: participatory science as a teaching tool

HD Vance-Chalcraft, KC Smith, J Allen… - CBE—Life Sciences …, 2024 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Social justice is increasingly being seen as relevant to the science curriculum. We examine
the intersection of participatory science, social justice, and higher education in the United …

Recreational specialization and the marine-based conservation behaviour intention of recreational divers in Hong Kong

K Zhang, TWL Lam, ATH Ma, L Fok… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examined divers' recreational specialization, pro-environmental attitudes, and
marine-based conservation behaviour intentions. A questionnaire-based data collection …

Psychological restoration, place attachment and satisfaction in birders and non-birding visitors

C Randler, S Friedrich, S Koch - Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 2023 - Elsevier
Travelling to special places to observe birds is becoming an important niche in ecotourism.
Here, we addressed differences between birdwatchers and non-birders to gain insight into …

Birdwatching linked to increased psychological well-being on college campuses: A pilot-scale experimental study

MN Peterson, LR Larson, A Hipp, JM Beall… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Exposure to nature is known to improve human health, but little is known about how one of
the most common forms of nature engagement, birdwatching, impacts psychological well …

An exploratory attitude and belief analysis of ecotourists' destination image assessments and behavioral intentions

R Harrill, A Zuñiga-Collazos, M Castillo-Palacio… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Colombia is noteworthy as a biodiversity hotspot, featuring an extraordinary number of
endemic orchids, birds, and butterflies. This exploratory study examined how the …

Accessible birding in the United States: constraints to and facilitators of birding with disabilities

EN Sinkular, AA Dayer, FA McGregor… - Human Dimensions of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
While approximately one-quarter of the US population has a disability, many people with
disabilities remain excluded from equitable participation in birding. In this study, we …