Oceans. Legal bedrock for rebuilding America's ocean ecosystems.
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The public trust doctrine would provide a powerful framework for restructuring the way we manage U.S. oceans.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Science
دوره 324 5924 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009