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Examining Visitor Collected Species Data from Denali National Park and Preserve Cover

Examining Visitor Collected Species Data from Denali National Park and Preserve

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice
Volume 8 (2023): Issue 1
By: Heather Fischer,  Elizabeth Wentz and  Leah Gerber  
Open Access
|Apr 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/cstp.475 | Journal eISSN: 2057-4991
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Language: English
Submitted on: Nov 16, 2021
Accepted on: Dec 5, 2022
Published on: Apr 26, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Volunteered geographic information,
citizen science,
data quality,
tourism,
national parks

© 2023 Heather Fischer, Elizabeth Wentz, Leah Gerber, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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