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iNaturalist Research-grade Observations

Dataset homepage

Citation

iNaturalist contributors, iNaturalist (2025). iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. iNaturalist.org. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ab3s5x accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-22.

Description

Observations from iNaturalist.org, an online social network of people sharing biodiversity information to help each other learn about nature.

Observations included in this archive met the following requirements:

* Published under one of the following licenses or waivers: 1) http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/, 2) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, 3) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

* Achieved one of following iNaturalist quality grades: Research

* Created on or before 2025-05-13 15:00:24 -0700

You can view observations meeting these requirements at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d2=2025-05-13+15%3A00%3A24+-0700&d1=1600-01-01&license=CC0%2CCC-BY%2CCC-BY-NC&quality_grade=research

Purpose

iNaturalist.org is a website where anyone can record their observations from nature. Members record observations for numerous reasons, including participation in citizen science projects, school projects, and personal fulfillment.

Sampling Description

Quality Control

Data in the DNADerivedData extension is not subject to quality control. Sequences are capitalized, but are otherwise included verbatim. iNaturalist provides no way for users to verify that a sequence is similar to others associated with the same taxon or others associated with the same locus, nor does it enforce any formatting beyond capitalization.

Method steps

  1. Observation recorded and verified by the community

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Bounding Box

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

iNaturalist contributors
originator
iNaturalist
iNaturalist
metadata author
iNaturalist
PO Box 150357
San Rafael
94915
CA
US
email: help@inaturalist.org
iNaturalist
administrative point of contact
iNaturalist
PO Box 150357
San Rafael
94915
CA
US
email: help@inaturalist.org
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