The Practice and Potential of Ecosystem-Based Management Applying lessons from land use and coastal management in Maine hosted by Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, Maine Coastal Program, Maine Sea Grant,the University of New England, and the Ecosystem-based Management Tools Network

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