The Role of Citizen Science in Landscape and Seascape Approaches to Integrating Conservation and Development
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Case Studies
2.1. The Wet Tropics of Australia
2.2. The Lake Eyre Basin of Central Australia
2.3. The Sangha Tri-National Landscape in the Congo Basin
2.4. The Bird’s Head Seascape, Indonesian Papua
2.5. The Bali Rice Terraces World Heritage Area
3. Discussion and Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Sayer, J.; Margules, C.; Bohnet, I.; Boedhihartono, A.; Pierce, R.; Dale, A.; Andrews, K. The Role of Citizen Science in Landscape and Seascape Approaches to Integrating Conservation and Development. Land 2015, 4, 1200-1212. https://doi.org/10.3390/land4041200
Sayer J, Margules C, Bohnet I, Boedhihartono A, Pierce R, Dale A, Andrews K. The Role of Citizen Science in Landscape and Seascape Approaches to Integrating Conservation and Development. Land. 2015; 4(4):1200-1212. https://doi.org/10.3390/land4041200
Chicago/Turabian StyleSayer, Jeffrey, Chris Margules, Iris Bohnet, Agni Boedhihartono, Ray Pierce, Allan Dale, and Kate Andrews. 2015. "The Role of Citizen Science in Landscape and Seascape Approaches to Integrating Conservation and Development" Land 4, no. 4: 1200-1212. https://doi.org/10.3390/land4041200
APA StyleSayer, J., Margules, C., Bohnet, I., Boedhihartono, A., Pierce, R., Dale, A., & Andrews, K. (2015). The Role of Citizen Science in Landscape and Seascape Approaches to Integrating Conservation and Development. Land, 4(4), 1200-1212. https://doi.org/10.3390/land4041200