Politics, people and polar bears. A rebuttal of Clark et al. (2013).

Marine Policy

Volumn 42, Issue , 2013, Pages 178-179

  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; Hunting; IUCN; Polar bear; Science policy; Ursus maritimus

Indexed keywords

MARINE POLICY; POLITICS;

URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 84875774531     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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