Connecting scientific observations to stakeholder needs in sea ice social–environmental systems: the institutional geography of northern Alaska
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Connecting scientific observations to stakeholder needs in sea ice social–environmental systems: the institutional geography of northern Alaska Amy Lauren Lovecraft a , Chanda Meek a & Hajo Eicken b a Department of Political Science, University of Alaska Fairbanks, PO Box 756420, Fairbanks, AK, 99775-6420, USA b Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA Published online: 23 Oct 2012.
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