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| Paper: |
Life Responds: Citizen Science to Document Behavior Changes in Plants and Animals During the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse |
| Volume: |
516, Celebrating the 2017 Great American Eclipse: Lessons Learned from the Path of Totality |
| Page: |
463 |
| Authors: |
Young, A. N.; Johnson, R. F.; Ricard, E.; Wyatt, R. |
| Abstract: |
There is a rich historical record demonstrating the cultural and scientific impact of solar eclipses on humans, but much of the information regarding plant and animal reactions is anecdotal. The Life Responds project was designed to formalize those anecdotes, mobilizing citizen scientists to collect data during the 2017 eclipse. While people prepared for and observed the eclipse, we hoped they would also take a couple moments to experience a connection to the life around them, as they witnessed first-hand that all life is influenced by celestial events. With extensive outreach and media coverage, over 600 people participated in Life Responds, submitting more than 2,500 observations of plant and animal behavior during the eclipse, creating the largest collection to date of response to a solar eclipse. |
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