MeadoWatch: a long-term community-science database of wildflower phenology in Mount Rainier National Park.

ABSTRACT: We present a long-term and high-resolution phenological dataset from 17 wildflower species collected in Mt. Rainier National Park, as part of the MeadoWatch (MW) community science project. Since 2013, 457 unique volunteers and scientists have gathered data on the timing of four key reproductive phenophases (budding, flowering, fruiting, and seeding) in 28 plots over two elevational gradients alongside popular park trails. Trained volunteers (87.2%) and University of  Washington scientists (12.8%) collected data 3-9 times/week during the growing season, using a standardized method. Taxonomic assessments were highly consistent between scientists and volunteers, with high accuracy and specificity across phenophases and species. Sensitivity, on the other hand, was lower than accuracy and speci

SUBMITTER: Manzanedo RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8976009 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature