Otters as actors: Scientific controversy, dynamism of networks, and the implications of power in ecological restoration

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 113-134

  Goedeke, T L ^a   Rikoon, S ^b  

^a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal rights; Conflict; Landscape; Nonhuman; Scientific uncertainty wildlife management

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149092418     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312707077363     Document Type: Article

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