Sweeping scientific data under a polar bear skin rug: The IUCN and the proposed listing of polar bears under CITES Appendix I

Marine Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 729-731

  Parsons, E C M ^a,b   Cornick, L A ^c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United Kingdom)

^c ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CITES; IUCN; Polar bear; Science policy; Sea ice loss; Ursinus maritimus

Indexed keywords

BEAR; CITES; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MINIMUM VIABLE POPULATION; RED LIST;

URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 79953026089     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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