AFS Position Paper and Policy on Mining and Fossil Fuel Extraction

Fisheries

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 12-15

  Hughes, Robert M ^a   Amezcua, Felipe ^b   Chambers, David M ^c   Daniel, Wesley M ^d   Franks, James S ^e   Franzin, William ^f   MacDonald, Donald ^g   Merriam, Eric ^h   Neall, George ⁱ   dos Santos Pompeu, Paulo ^j   Reynolds, Lou ^k   Woody, Carol Ann ^l  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c Center for Science in Public Participation   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^f Laughing Water Arts and Science Inc   (Canada)

^g MacDonald Environmental Sciences   (Canada)

^h WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ Retired Mining Engineer   (United States)

^j FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^k Office of Monitoring and Assessment   (United States)

^l Center for Science in Public Participation   (United States)

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EID: 84952684435     PISSN: 03632415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03632415.2016.1121742     Document Type: Article

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