Crises on coral reefs and in coral reef science in the 21st century: The need for a new peer-review system

Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-119

  Sammarco, Paul W ^a  

^a LOUISIANA UNIVERSITIES MARINE CONSORTIUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Appeal; Coral; Funding; Manuscripts; Panel; Peer review; Proposals; Publishing

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; LITERATURE REVIEW; MASS MORTALITY; PANEL DATA; PUBLISHING; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

ANTHOZOA; ECHINOIDA;

EID: 64549093409     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16118014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esep00093     Document Type: Review

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