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Autore |
Heazle Michael |
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Titolo |
Scientific uncertainty and the politics of whaling [[electronic resource] /] / Michael Heazle |
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Seattle, : University of Washington Press |
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Edmonton, : Canadian Circumpolar Institute (CCI) Press, c2006 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (274 p.) |
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Collana |
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[Circumpolar research series ; ; no. 11] |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Whaling - Political aspects |
Whales - Conservation - Decision making |
Uncertainty (Information theory) |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-252) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- The IWC 1949-59 : an exercise in uncertainty becoming certainty -- The Antarctic collapse : uncertainty takes a (brief) holiday -- The worm turns : the IWC;s reinterpretation of uncertainty -- Scientific uncertainty and the evolution of the superwhale -- Conclusion. |
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