Concepts and issues in marine ecosystem management

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-164

  Larkin, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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CONCEPTS; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; ISSUES;

EID: 0029902870     PISSN: 09603166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00182341     Document Type: Article

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