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Uncertainty, Resource Exploitation, and Conservation: Lessons from History

Donald Ludwig, Ray Hilborn, and Carl WaltersAuthors Info & Affiliations
Science
2 Apr 1993
Vol 260, Issue 5104
pp. 17-36
DOI: 10.1126/science.260.5104.17
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Departments of Mathematics and Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z2
School of Fisheries, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z4

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