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Participant Guide
The goal of the Great Southern Bioblitz is to provide a platform for groups, associations and individuals to encourage engagement in citizen science across the southern hemisphere. Through the online platform iNaturalist, we hope to increase biodiversity awareness and encourage citizens to contribute to the understanding of where plants, animals and fungi occur in their distribution. All you need to do to contribute is to download the iNaturalist application to your handheld device or make an account on your computer and make observations over the collection period 22-25th October 2021. You will then need to upload to iNaturalist, you will have 14 days to upload and identify your observations (until 8th November). Please use your 'local node' to make observations. Don't worry if you cant identify the organism just make sure you get some good clear photos or sounds (see below). There will be a period to identify the observations following the "Bioblitz", just remember to level the ID at the highest level. Because iNaturalist is an emerging and popular nature apps, with artificial intelligence built in to help identify the biodiversity around you. The platform connects you with over 1, 200, 000 scientists and naturalists globally each with their own interests and skill level. Fortunately, the platform has many online resources to help you get to know your way around the system including those below. iNaturalist Video Tutorials |
Discover what wild things inhabit the Southern Hemisphere in 2021 for the second-ever Great Southern BioBlitz!
The ‘Great Southern BioBlitz’, or ‘GSB’ for short, is an international period of intense biological surveying in an attempt to record all the living species across the Southern Hemisphere in Spring.
Known as 'Gran Biobúsqueda del Sur’ in Spanish, while in Portuguese it's ‘Grande BioBlitz do Hemisfério Sul’.
The purpose of this event is to highlight both the immense biodiversity spread across the Southern Hemisphere in the flourishing springtime, as well as to engage the greater public in science and nature learning.
By the end of October, the natural world is on full throttle. Flowers are blooming, insects are emerging, birds are singing, and reptiles are coming out of their winter hibernation. It makes sense for us to observe life at this time of year!
#GSB21 will be held from Friday the 22nd of October until the end of Monday on the 25th of October, incorporating different communities, areas and regions across the Southern Hemisphere.
To find out more information about this event, check out Great Southern Bioblitz website
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook (@GSBioblitz) and Instagram (gsbioblitz)
GSBioblitz - on Facebook
GSBioblitz - on Twitter
GSBioblitz - on Instagram
Increasing biodiversity awareness through Citizen Science
And use the following # on social media:
#GSB21 #GreatSouthernBioBlitz #GrandeBioblitzdoHemisferioSul #GranBiobusquedadelSur
Previous events
Great Southern Bioblitz 2020 Umbrella
Check out this summary blog about the 2020 Great Southern Bioblitz 'Great Southern Bioblitz - Amazing First Year!' by Pete Crowcroft (AKA @possumpete )
The ‘Great Southern BioBlitz’, or ‘GSB’ for short, is an international period of intense biological surveying in an attempt to record all the living species across the Southern Hemisphere in Spring.
Known as 'Gran Biobúsqueda del Sur’ in Spanish, while in Portuguese it's ‘Grande BioBlitz do Hemisfério Sul’.
The purpose of this event is to highlight both the immense biodiversity spread across the Southern Hemisphere in the flourishing springtime, as well as to engage the greater public in science and nature learning.
By the end of October, the natural world is on full throttle. Flowers are blooming, insects are emerging, birds are singing, and reptiles are coming out of their winter hibernation. It makes sense for us to observe life at this time of year!
#GSB21 will be held from Friday the 22nd of October until the end of Monday on the 25th of October, incorporating different communities, areas and regions across the Southern Hemisphere.
To find out more information about this event, check out Great Southern Bioblitz website
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook (@GSBioblitz) and Instagram (gsbioblitz)
GSBioblitz - on Facebook
GSBioblitz - on Twitter
GSBioblitz - on Instagram
Increasing biodiversity awareness through Citizen Science
And use the following # on social media:
#GSB21 #GreatSouthernBioBlitz #GrandeBioblitzdoHemisferioSul #GranBiobusquedadelSur
Previous events
Great Southern Bioblitz 2020 Umbrella
Check out this summary blog about the 2020 Great Southern Bioblitz 'Great Southern Bioblitz - Amazing First Year!' by Pete Crowcroft (AKA @possumpete )
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