Scientific observations made by everyday people are forming an increasingly valuable resource for scientists who research global change. But how reliable is citizen science?
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Smith, K. An army of observers. Nature Clim Change 1, 79–82 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1104
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