Of Droughts and flooding rains: Local and institutional perceptions of environmental change in an australian estuary

Human Organization

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-26

  Blair, Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Commercial fishers; Communities of practice; Environment; Fisheries management; Time scales

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FLOODING; PERCEPTION; TIMESCALE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; GIPPSLAND LAKES; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

ACANTHOPAGRUS BUTCHERI; HYPEROGLYPHE POROSA;

EID: 85036827479     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.68.1.g115552424704k28     Document Type: Article

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