Using citizen scientists to measure an ecosystem service nationwide

Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2645-2652

  Kaartinen, Riikka ^a,b   Hardwick, Bess ^a   Roslin, Tomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aphodius spp.; Citizen science; Dung beetles; Dung decomposition; Earthworms; Ecosystem functioning; Ecosystem services; Experimental study; Finland; Geotrupes spp.

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EARTHWORM; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAZING; PASTURE; SOIL BIOTA; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

FINLAND;

BOS; COLEOPTERA; GEOTRUPES; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84881337586     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/12-1165.1     Document Type: Article

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