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Cross-Project Analysis of Volunteers’ Scientific Observation Skills

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|Sep 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/cstp.628 | Journal eISSN: 2057-4991
Language: English
Submitted on: Mar 24, 2022
Accepted on: Jul 31, 2023
Published on: Sep 4, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2023 Veronica Del Bianco, Karen Peterman, Rachel Becker-Klein, Cathlyn M. Davis, Andrea Grover, Tina Phillips, published by Ubiquity Press
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