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Citizen Scientist Participation in Research on Private Lands Positively Impacts Multiple Conservation Behaviors

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice
Volume 8 (2023): Issue 1
By: Rachael E. Green,  Ashley A. Dayer and  Amy E. M. Johnson  
Open Access
|Sep 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/cstp.507 | Journal eISSN: 2057-4991
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Language: English
Submitted on: Mar 8, 2022
Accepted on: Jul 27, 2023
Published on: Sep 1, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
private lands,
conservation behaviors,
mixed methods,
conservation research program

© 2023 Rachael E. Green, Ashley A. Dayer, Amy E. M. Johnson, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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