Coping with uncertainties in science-based advice informing environmental management of the Baltic Sea

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 29, Issue , 2013, Pages 12-23

  Udovyk, Oksana ^a,b   Gilek, Michael ^a  

^a SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

HELCOM; Marine governance; MSFD; Post normal science; Science policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FISHERY; INVASIVE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84876475855     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2013.01.015     Document Type: Article

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