Fostering effective international collaboration for marine science in small Island States

Frontiers in Marine Science

Volumn 2, Issue OCT, 2015, Pages

  Hind, Edward J ^a   Alexander, Steven M ^b   Green, Stephanie J ^c   Kritzer, Jacob P ^d   Sweet, Michael J ^e   Johnson, Ayana Elizabeth ^f   Amargós, Fabian P ^g   Smith, Nicola S ^h   Peterson, Angelie M ⁱ  

^a Center for Marine Resource Studies   (Turks and Caicos Islands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

^f Waitt Institute   (United States)

^g Centro de Investigaciones de Ecosistemas Costeros   (Cuba)

^h Marine Resources and Local Government   (Bahamas)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Collaborative research; Institutional capacity; Marine scientists; Research priorities; Small island states

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008708375     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22967745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2015.00086     Document Type: Note

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