Citizen science as a distinct field of inquiry

BioScience

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 208-211

  Jordan, Rebecca ^a   Crall, Alycia ^b   Gray, Steven ^c   Phillips, Tina ^d   Mellor, David ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^d Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptive management; community based conservation; education; public engagement; Public participation in science

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922513513     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: 15253244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biu217     Document Type: Review

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