Plant phenology networks of citizen scientists: Recommendations from two decades of experience in Canada

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 833-841

  Beaubien, Elisabeth G ^a   Hamann, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Citizen science; Climate change; Flowering; Phenology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOWER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTORY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PERSONNEL; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; TIME; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ALBERTA; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOWERS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PLANTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 80955133872     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-011-0457-y     Document Type: Article

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