Expert variability provides perspective on the strengths and weaknesses of citizen-driven intertidal monitoring program

Ecological Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1201-1212

  Cox, T E ^a   Philippoff, J ^a   Baumgartner, E ^b   Smith, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen scientists; Community structure; Data quality; Diversity; Ecological indices; Education; Hawaii, USA; Intertidal monitoring; Trained volunteers

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CRYPSIS; DATA QUALITY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; RARITY; STUDENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSUMER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INVERTEBRATE; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STANDARD; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAWAII; HUMANS; INVERTEBRATES; PLANTS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STUDENTS; VERTEBRATES;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862994724     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/11-1614.1     Document Type: Article

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