Tackling the motivation to monitor: Success and sustainability of a participatory monitoring program

Ecology and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Singh, Navinder J ^a   Danell, Kjell ^b   Edenius, Lars ^b   Ericsson, Göran ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biology of the species; Citizen science; Cost effectiveness; Efficiency; Hunter observations; Migratory species; Moose; Social activities; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; DECISION MAKING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MIGRATORY SPECIES; MONITORING; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY; UNGULATE;

SWEDEN;

ALCES ALCES; UNGULATA;

EID: 84924425480     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-06665-190407     Document Type: Article

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