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iWetland: A Community Science Platform for Monitoring Wetland Water Levels Cover

iWetland: A Community Science Platform for Monitoring Wetland Water Levels

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|Feb 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/cstp.448 | Journal eISSN: 2057-4991
Language: English
Submitted on: Jun 15, 2021
Accepted on: Nov 6, 2022
Published on: Feb 13, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2023 Taylor North, Paul Moore, Waverley Birch, Chantel Markle, Hope Freeman, Alex Furukawa, Danielle Hudson, Sophie Wilkinson, James Waddington, published by Ubiquity Press
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