From environmental to ecological ethics: Toward a practical ethics for ecologists and conservationists

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 483-501

  Minteer, Ben A ^a   Collins, James P ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied ethics; Case studies; Conservation; Ecology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RESEARCH ETHICS;

BIOETHICAL ISSUES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ETHICS, RESEARCH;

EID: 57249088969     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: 16605454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-008-9087-0     Document Type: Article

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