The ambivalent nature of biodiversity: Scientists' perspectives on the Norwegian Nature Index.
The Norwegian Nature Index is intended to provide an overview of the state of biodiversity in Norway. From the perspective of the sociology of knowledge, the author explores how biologists make sense of biodiversity and how they identify scientific uncertainty in the context of the Nature Index. Anc...
| Publicado en: | Norwegian Journal of Geography Vol. 66; no. 5; pp. 272 - 279 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2012
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