A survey of ungulates by students along rural school bus routes

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 201-204

  Galloway, Aaron W E ^a   Hickey, Robert J ^b   Koehler, Gary M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Cervus elephus; Citizen science; Deer; Elk; Odocoileus hemionus; Student science; Wildlife monitoring

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL THEORY; LITERACY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; STUDENT; UNGULATE; WILDFIRE;

KITTITAS COUNTY; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

CERVIDAE; CERVUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 78651099795     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920903222572     Document Type: Article

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