Advances in concepts and methods for the marine environment: Implications for policy

Cell Biology and Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 475-481

  Aricò, Salvatore ^a  

^a Division of Science Policy and Capacity Building   (France)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Marine environment; Policy making

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM; GEOCHEMISTRY; GLOBAL CHANGE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT LOADING; POLICY; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MARINE BIOLOGY; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH;

EID: 56349153941     PISSN: 07422091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10565-008-9068-8     Document Type: Review

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