Public ocean literacy in the United States

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 97-114

  Steel, Brent S ^a   Smith, Court ^a   Opsommer, Laura ^a   Curiel, Sara ^a   Warner Steel, Ryan ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION;

OCEAN LITERACY; OCEAN RESTORATION EFFORTS; PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS (SES);

OCEAN ENGINEERING;

KNOWLEDGE; MARINE POLICY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EID: 18844375792     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2005.01.002     Document Type: Article

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