Ecological literacy: The educational foundation necessary for informed public decision making

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 330-331

  Cardelús, Catherine ^a   Middendorf, George ^b  

^a Assistant Professor in the University Libraries   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84881414937     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1540-9295-11.6.330     Document Type: Note

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