CoralWatch: education, monitoring, and sustainability through citizen science

CoralWatch: education, monitoring, and sustainability through citizen science

CoralWatch, launched in 2002, is a citizen-science program that seeks to integrate education and global reef monitoring by examining coral bleaching and uses a monitoring network to educate the public about reef biology, climate change, and environmental stewardship. The organization's developm...

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Veröffentlicht in:Frontiers in ecology and the environment 2012-08, Vol.10 (6), p.332-334
Hauptverfasser: Marshall, N Justin, Kleine, Diana A, Dean, Angela J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bleaching
Charts
Citizen-Science Reviews
climate change
Colors
coral bleaching
Coral reefs
Corals
Data collection
ecotourism
education
Environmental education
environmental stewardship
Global education
monitoring
Volunteerism
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Zusammenfassung:CoralWatch, launched in 2002, is a citizen-science program that seeks to integrate education and global reef monitoring by examining coral bleaching and uses a monitoring network to educate the public about reef biology, climate change, and environmental stewardship. The organization's development from research and monitoring to education and ecotourism has presented a number of challenges.
ISSN:1540-9295
1540-9309
DOI:10.1890/110266