The role of federal agencies in the application of scientific knowledge

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 322-328

  Pouyat, Richard V ^a   Weathers, Kathleen C ^b   Hauber, Rick ^c   Lovett, Gary M ^b   Bartuska, Ann ^d   Christenson, Lynn ^e   Davis, Jana L D ^f   Findlay, Stuart E G ^b   Menninger, Holly ^g   Rosi Marshall, Emma ^b   Stine, Peter ^h   Lymn, Nadine ⁱ  

^a Research and Development   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d Research and Development   (United States)

^e VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^f Chesapeake Bay Foundation   (United States)

^g Pacific southwest research station ^*  (United States)

^h PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

ⁱ ESA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; FEDERAL SYSTEM; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; KNOWLEDGE; POLICY DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 77955563152     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/090180     Document Type: Article

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