The Accuracy of Citizen Science Data: A Quantitative Review

Author(s): Aceves-Bueno, Erendira; Adeleye, Adeyemi S; Feraud, Marina; Huang, Yuxiong; Tao, Mengya; Yang, Yi; Anderson, Sarah E

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