Invasive seaweeds: Global and regional law and policy responses

Botanica Marina

Volumn 50, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 438-450

  Doelle, Meinhard ^a   McConnell, Moira L ^a   VanderZwaag, David L ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Global; Law and policy; Precaution; Regional

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAW OF THE SEA; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; REGIONAL PLANNING; SEAWEED;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 37149044704     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2007.046     Document Type: Review

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