Environmental, legal and social implications of ocean urea fertilization: Sulu sea example

Marine Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 831-835

  Mayo Ramsay, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon mitigation; Geoengineering; Ocean fertilization; Ocean law; Ocean urea fertilization

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLICY; SOCIAL IMPACT; UREA;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SULU SEA;

EID: 77953024241     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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