Knowledge Gain and Behavioral Change in Citizen-Science Programs

Conservation Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1148-1154

  Jordan, Rebecca C ^a   Gray, Steven A ^a   Howe, David V ^a   Brooks, Wesley R ^a   Ehrenfeld, Joan G ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation education; Early detection; Educaci n para la conservaci n; Invasive plants; Monitoreo; Monitoring; Plantas invasoras; Rapid response; Respuesta r pida de detecci n temprana

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA ACQUISITION; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; INVASIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RESEARCH PROGRAM;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLASSIFICATION; ECOLOGY; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MOTIVATION; PLANT;

BEHAVIOR; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; HUMANS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MOTIVATION; PLANTS;

EID: 80955130698     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2011.01745.x     Document Type: Article

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