Policy advocacy in science: prevalence, perspectives, and implications for conservation biologists.
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J. MICHAEL SCOTT,∗‡§§ JANET L. RACHLOW,∗ ROBERT T. LACKEY,§ ANNA B. PIDGORNA,† JOCELYN L. AYCRIGG,∗ GABRIELLE R. FELDMAN,∗∗ LEONA K. SVANCARA,∗ DAVID A. RUPP,† DAVID I. STANISH,∗ AND R. KIRK STEINHORST†† ∗Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-1136, U.S.A. †Environmental Science Program, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-1136, U.S.A. ‡U.S. Geological Survey, Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-1136, U.S.A. §U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 200 SW 35th Street, Corvallis, OR 97333-4902, U.S.A. ∗∗Department of Forest Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-1136, U.S.A. ††Department of Statistics, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-1136, U.S.A.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology
دوره 21 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007