Youth-focused citizen science: Examining the role of environmental science learning and agency for conservation

Biological Conservation

Volumn 208, Issue , 2017, Pages 65-75

  Ballard, Heidi L ^a   Dixon, Colin G H ^a   Harris, Emily M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen science; Conservation behavior; Education; Monitoring; Social ecological systems; Youth

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; LEARNING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; YOUNG POPULATION;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85006705616     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.05.024     Document Type: Article

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