The Biological Records Centre: A pioneer of citizen science

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 475-493

  Pocock, Michael J O ^a   Roy, Helen E ^a   Preston, Chris D ^a   Roy, David B ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; Distribution; Monitoring; Participation; Recording; Trends; UK; Volunteer; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MUTUALISM; RECORD; TAXONOMY; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; VOLUNTARY APPROACH; WILD POPULATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84931090645     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bij.12548     Document Type: Article

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