Getting ocean acidification on decision makers’ to-do lists: Dissecting the process through case studies

Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 198-211

  Cooley, Sarah R ^a   Jewett, Elizabeth B ^b   Reichert, Julie ^c   Robbins, Lisa ^d   Shrestha, Gyami ^e   Wieczorek, Dan ^f   Weisberg, Stephen B ^g  

^a Ocean Conservancy   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Oyster Recovery Partnership   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e National Marine Fisheries Service ^*  (United States)

^f NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^g SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

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EID: 84931057794     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2015.42     Document Type: Article

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