The reliability of citizen science: A case study of Oregon white oak stand surveys

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1425-1429

  Galloway, Aaron W E ^a,b   Tudor, Margaret T ^a   Vander Haegen, W Matthew ^a  

^a WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Citizen science; Data reliability; Oregon white oak; Quercus garryana; Washington

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; DATA ACQUISITION; DECIDUOUS TREE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; STUDENT; TREE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

PINUS PONDEROSA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS GARRYANA;

EID: 33846813439     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[1425:TROCSA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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