Governing marine fisheries in a changing climate: A game-theoretic perspective

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 309-334

  Miller, Kathleen A ^a   Munro, Gordon R ^b,c   Sumaila, U Rashid ^b   Cheung, William W L ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84878190582     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: 17447976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cjag.12011     Document Type: Article

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