Photosharing websites may improve Hemiptera biodiversity knowledge and conservation |
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| Authors: | Marta Goula José-Manuel Sesma Luis Vivas |
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| Institution: | 1.Universitat de Barcelona, Departament de Biologia Animal, Facultat de Biologia, Avda Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain ;2.Invertebrate Gallery at Biodiversidad Virtual Website. Barcelona, Spain ;3.Invertebrate Gallery at Biodiversidad Virtual Website. Valencia, Spain |
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| Abstract: | Internet photosharing websites is a very recent and powerful tool for the study of biodiversity, and a meeting point of general public fond of nature and professional naturalists. The article discusses when an uploaded picture is scientifically valuable, and the benefits of structured hosting websites for the most fruitful information retrieval. Examples are given of faunistic, biological, ecological and conservation results concerning Hemiptera provided by information download from photosharing websites. |
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| Keywords: | Macrophotography entomology Hemiptera new technologies Public Participation in Scientific Research photosharing websites |
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