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  1. Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Margaret Lowman

  2. TREE Foundation, Sarasota, FL, USA

    Margaret Lowman

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    Robert A. Meyers

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  1. Spill Science, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    Mervin Fingas

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Lowman, M. (2018). Earth System Environmental Literacy. In: Meyers, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_895-3

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