Ecology, politics and policy

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 465-474

  Lawton, John H ^a  

^a Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid deposition; Carbon dioxide; GM crops; Marine fisheries; Policy formulation

Indexed keywords

ACID DEPOSITION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; FISHERY; MARINE RESOURCE; RESEARCH WORK; STATE ROLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249092675     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01315.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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