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Understanding Engagement, Marketing, and Motivation to Benefit Recruitment and Retention in Citizen Science

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|Feb 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/cstp.436 | Journal eISSN: 2057-4991
Language: English
Submitted on: Apr 20, 2021
Accepted on: Jan 13, 2022
Published on: Feb 24, 2022
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2022 Adam G. Hart, David Adcock, Matthew Barr, Stuart Church, Tamara Clegg, Samuel Copland, Kris De Meyer, Ria Dunkley, Rachel M. Pateman, Ralph Underhill, Kayleigh Wyles, Michael J. O. Pocock, published by Ubiquity Press
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