Diary of a Citizen Scientist : Chasing Tiger Beetles and Other New Ways of Engaging the World /

In the exploding world of citizen science, hundreds of thousands of volunteers are monitoring climate change, tracking bird migration, and following their bliss counting stardust for NASA or excavating mastodons. The sheer number of citizen scientists, combined with new technology, has begun to shap...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Russell, Sharman Apt
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Russell, Sharman Apt.
Women naturalists.
Women entomologists.
Women college teachers.
Tiger beetles.
Naturalists.
Entomologists.
ecology.
Femmes.
Coleopteres.
Environnement > Surveillance.
Écologie.
Cicindelides.
Professeures (Enseignement superieur) > États-Unis > Biographies.
Femmes entomologistes > États-Unis > Biographies.
Entomologistes > États-Unis > Biographies.
Femmes naturalistes > États-Unis > Biographies.
Naturalistes > États-Unis > Biographies.
Humans
United States
Research Design
Faculty
Women
Coleoptera
Research Personnel
Environmental Monitoring
Ecology
Citizen Science
Women.
Beetles.
Environmental monitoring.
Ecology.
Women college teachers > United States > Biography.
Women entomologists > United States > Biography.
Entomologists > United States > Biography.
Women naturalists > United States > Biography.
Naturalists > United States > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Autobiography
Biography
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In the exploding world of citizen science, hundreds of thousands of volunteers are monitoring climate change, tracking bird migration, and following their bliss counting stardust for NASA or excavating mastodons. The sheer number of citizen scientists, combined with new technology, has begun to shape how research is conducted. Non-professionals become acknowledged experts: dentists turn into astronomers and accountants into botanists. Diary of a Citizen Scientist is a timely exploration of this phenomenon, told through the lens of nature writer Sharman Apt Russell's yearlong study of a little-known species, the Western red-bellied tiger beetle. In a voice both humorous and lyrical, Russell recounts her persistent and joyful tracking of an insect she calls "charismatic," "elegant," and "fierce." Patrolling the Gila River in southwestern New Mexico, collector's net in hand, she negotiates the realities of climate change even as she celebrates the beauty of a still-wild and rural landscape.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (222 pages): illustrations ;
Premios:Willa Literary Award for creative nonfiction, 2015.
ISBN:9780870717536

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