Role of life cycle assessment in sustainable aquaculture

Reviews in Aquaculture

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 61-71

  Cao, Ling ^a   Diana, James S ^a   Keoleian, Gregory A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Biodiversity; Certification; Environmental impact; Life cycle assessment; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879441132     PISSN: 17535123     EISSN: 17535131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-5131.2012.01080.x     Document Type: Article

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