The first cuckoo in winter: Phenology, recording, credibility and meaning in Britain

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-179

  Lawrence, Anna ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological recording; Climate change knowledge cultures; Public participation; Reflexivity; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL METHOD; BIRD; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DATA SET; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PHENOLOGY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67349148553     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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