Volunteer macroinvertebrate monitoring in the United States: Resource mobilization and comparative state structures

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 817-839

  Nerbonne, Julia Frost ^a   Nelson, Kristen C ^b  

^a Higher Educ Consortium Urban Aff   (United States)

^b Dept Fish Wildlife/Conserv Biol ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen science; Grass roots environmental management; Opportunity structures; Resource mobilization; Stream monitoring; Volunteer macroinvertebrate monitoring; Water quality monitoring

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; STREAM; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 5044223268     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.80/08941920490493837     Document Type: Article

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