Coastal wetlands and climate change: The role of governance and science

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 621-626

  Finlayson, C Max ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Coastal wetlands; Northern Australia; Vulnerability assessment

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; WETLAND;

EID: 0032762425     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0755(199911/12)9:6<621::AID-AQC381>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Review

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