Networks for Citizen Science in Europe and Germany
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Citizen science is a rapidly developing research approach, increasing in popularity within the science community and civil society, as well as in the media and among policy-makers (Pettibone et al., 2017).
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Published online : 26 December 2025
URN: nbn:de:hebis:34-2017112153841
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