Fisheries conservation and management: Finding consensus in the midst of competing paradigms

Animal Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-3

  Branch, T A ^a   Austin, J D ^b   Acevedo Whitehouse, K ^c   Gordon, I J ^d   Gompper, M E ^e   Katzner, T E ^f   Pettorelli, N ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^d SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^f WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84857458782     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2011.00502.x     Document Type: Editorial

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