Public engagement offers insights on the Eurasian red squirrel distribution

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2017, Pages

  Rocha, Rita Gomes ^a,b   Vieira, Bianca Pinto ^c   Rodrigues, Vanessa ^b   Fonseca, Carlos ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citizen science; Conservation; Cost effective methods; Sciurus vulgaris; Social media

Indexed keywords

EID: 85033482898     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-017-1145-y     Document Type: Article

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