Ignorance, uncertainty and ecology: Key themes

Ecology, Uncertainty and Policy: Managing Ecosystems for Sustainability

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 1-25

  Dovers, Stephen ^a   Norton, Tony ^b   Handmer, John ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84978244543     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315847832-1     Document Type: Chapter

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