Co-producing conservation and knowledge: Citizen-based sea turtle monitoring in North Carolina, USA

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 101-120

  Cornwell, Myriah L ^a   Campbell, Lisa M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

boundary work; citizen science; co production; volunteer; wildlife conservation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855959924     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312711430440     Document Type: Article

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