Acoustic telemetry validates a citizen science approach for monitoring sharks on coral reefs.

Citizen science is promoted as a simple and cost-effective alternative to traditional approaches for the monitoring of populations of marine megafauna. However, the reliability of datasets collected by these initiatives often remains poorly quantified. We compared datasets of shark counts collected...

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Main Authors: Gabriel M S Vianna, Mark G Meekan, Tova H Bornovski, Jessica J Meeuwig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3997401?pdf=render