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14 - Writing an Abstract

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 April 2021

Tara Ivanochko
Tara Ivanochko
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University of British Columbia, Vancouver
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Think, Do, and Communicate Environmental Science , pp. 215 - 219
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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Halpern, B. S., Walbridge, S., Selkoe, K. A. et al. (2008). A global map of human impact on marine ecosystems. Science, 319 (5865): 948–952.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed

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  • Writing an Abstract
  • Tara Ivanochko, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
  • Book: Think, Do, and Communicate Environmental Science
  • Online publication: 23 April 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108526104.016
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  • Writing an Abstract
  • Tara Ivanochko, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
  • Book: Think, Do, and Communicate Environmental Science
  • Online publication: 23 April 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108526104.016
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  • Writing an Abstract
  • Tara Ivanochko, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
  • Book: Think, Do, and Communicate Environmental Science
  • Online publication: 23 April 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108526104.016
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