The future of Citizen science: Emerging technologies and shifting paradigms

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 298-304

  Newman, Greg ^a   Wiggins, Andrea ^b   Crall, Alycia ^a   Graham, Eric ^c   Newman, Sarah ^d   Crowston, Kevin ^e  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY NETWORK   (United States)

^e SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; FUTURE PROSPECT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 84864536422     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/110294     Document Type: Review

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