Assessing the value of recreational divers for censusing elasmobranchs.

BACKGROUND: Around the world, researchers are using the observations and experiences of citizens to describe patterns in animal populations. This data is often collected via ongoing sampling or by synthesizing past experiences. Since elasmobranchs are relatively rare, obtaining data for broad-scale...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Christine A Ward-Paige, Heike K Lotze
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3189927?pdf=render

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