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Book Title: Incidental Steward : Reflections ON Citizen Science
Item Length: 0.8in
Item Height: 0.1in
Item Width: 0.5in
Author: Akiko Busch
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Environmental Conservation & Protection, Civics & Citizenship, Research & Methodology
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: Nature, Science, Political Science
Item Weight: 9.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
