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Citizen science and global biodiversity
Citizen science and global biodiversity

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Acknowledgements

This week of the course was written by Janice Ansine. It was first published in August 2019.

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Figure 1: getreading

Figures 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8: OPAL (Open Air Laboratories)

Figure 3: PhotosForClass.com;pixabay.com

Figures 10 and 11: naturescalendar.woodlandtrust.org.uk

Audio-visual

Video of citizen science activity: Butterfly-Conservation.org; www.butterfly-conservation.org

Video from the ECSA’s second International Citizen Science Conference, Geneva, 3–5 June 2018: www.science-et-cite.ch

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