Data validation in citizen science: A case study from Project FeederWatch

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 305-307

  Bonter, David N ^a   Cooper, Caren B ^a  

^a Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MODEL VALIDATION; MONITORING; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH WORK;

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EID: 84864558589     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/110273     Document Type: Review

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