Combining participatory modelling and citizen science to support volunteer conservation action

Biological Conservation

Volumn 208, Issue , 2017, Pages 76-86

  Gray, Steven ^a   Jordan, Rebecca ^b   Crall, Alycia ^c   Newman, Greg ^d   Hmelo Silver, Cindy ^e   Huang, Joey ^e   Novak, Whitney ^e   Mellor, David ^f   Frensley, Troy ^c   Prysby, Michelle ^c   Singer, Alison ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^d Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f CENTER FOR OPEN SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen science; Fuzzy cognitive mapping; Participatory modelling; Public participation in scientific research (PPSR)

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; LAND MANAGEMENT; LITERATURE REVIEW; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SOFTWARE; VOLUNTARY APPROACH; WORLD WIDE WEB;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84964702835     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.07.037     Document Type: Article

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