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The science of citizen science: Exploring barriers to use as a primary research tool
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- Burgess, H. K., DeBey, L. B., Froehlich, H. E., Schmidt, N., Theobald, E. J., Ettinger, A. K., HilleRisLambers, J., Tewksbury, J., & Parrish, J. K.
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- Biological Conservation
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- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017-04
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- 208
- Pages
- 113-120
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- 0006-3207 (ISSN-L)
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- W2411308438
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- References
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- 61.68
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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