Studying phenological phenomena in subarctic biomes with international school pupils as citizen scientists

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Cornelya F. C. Klütsch, Paul Eric Aspholm, Natalia Polikarpova, Olga Veisblium, Tor‐Arne Bjørn, Anne Wikan, Victoria Gonzalez, Snorre B. Hagen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: climate change; environmental education; international collaboration; phenology; school‐based citizen science; STEM education; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Arctic; Norway; Svanhovd; Climate change; Northern Norway; Subarctic; taiga; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7122; https://doaj.org/article/d6c681cb21a54354b477e0a5246d93d1

Abstract Citizen science can facilitate in‐depth learning for pupils and students, contribute to scientific research, and permit civic participation. Here, we describe the development of the transnational school‐based citizen science project Phenology of the North Calotte. Its primary goal is to int...