Ensuring survival: Oceans, climate and security

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 90, Issue , 2014, Pages 27-37

  Mendler de Suarez, Janot ^a   Cicin Sain, Biliana ^b   Wowk, Kateryna ^b   Payet, Rolph ^c   Hoegh Guldberg, Ove ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c Department of Environment Climate and Environmental Service Division Ministry of Environment and Energy   (Seychelles)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84894071471     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.08.007     Document Type: Article

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