Using citizen science to study saguaros and climate change at Saguaro National Park

Park Science

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Swann, Don E ^a   Springer, Adam C ^b   O'Brien, Kara ^a  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen science; Climate change; Long term monitoring; Saguaro; Saguaro National Park

Indexed keywords

CACTACEAE; CARNEGIEA GIGANTEA;

EID: 79960730692     PISSN: 07359462     EISSN: 10909966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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