Ciguatera fish poisoning in la Habana, Cuba: A study of local social-ecological resilience

EcoHealth

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 346-359

  Morrison, Karen ^a   Aguiar Prieto, Pablo ^b   Castro Domínguez, Arnaldo ^b   Waltner Toews, David ^c   Fitzgibbon, John ^c  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MINISTERIO DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Cuba)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ciguatera; Coral reefs; Resilience; Situated learning; Social ecological system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIGUATERA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUBA; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FISHING; HEALTH; LEARNING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; ANIMAL; BIOLOGY; CONSUMER; ECOSYSTEM; EPIDEMIC; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; RISK FACTOR;

ANTHOZOA; CIGUATERA;

ANIMALS; CIGUATERA POISONING; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CUBA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ECOSYSTEM; FISHERIES; HUMANS; MARINE BIOLOGY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 64049117389     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-008-0188-7     Document Type: Article

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