The pitfalls and potential of citizen science in ornithology

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  • Arianna Passarotto Universidad de Sevilla
  • Alessandra Costanzo University of Milan - Dipartimento di Scienze e Politiche Ambientali image/svg+xml

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https://doi.org/10.30456/avo.2024e1

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Arianna Passarotto, Universidad de Sevilla

Evolutionary Ecology Unit, Department of Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

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2024-01-01

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Passarotto, A., & Costanzo, A. (2024). The pitfalls and potential of citizen science in ornithology. Avocetta, 48. https://doi.org/10.30456/avo.2024e1

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Vol. 48 (2024)

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