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Perspectives From Coastal Ecosystems Through the Lens of Climate Change
"Climate change impacts coastal ecosystems and the humans who live and work in these regions. The coastal ecosystem, or the coastal zone, is defined as the margin between land, air, and ocean where complex interactions occur between living and nonliving parts of the system. ..." – By Kristy A. Lewis, Giovanna McClenachan, Kristin DeMarco, Jennifer Salerno and Katherine Thompson
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The Geopolitics of Infotainment
"Although there is a lack of consensus among political communication scholars on the standard conceptualization of infotainment, scholarship converges on the idea that infotainment describes an admixture of information and entertainment...." – By Lindsay H. Hoffman and Gilbert K. Rotich
What's New to the OREs
In April 2024, 102 full new articles and 4 revised articles, spread across 23 subjects, have been published on the Oxford Research Encyclopedias platform.
Find out more about the newest discipline to be added: the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Food Studies.
One More Encyclopedia Available via Subscription and Perpetual Access
On January 30, after a successful free period during development, the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Physics has been made available via subscription and perpetual access to libraries and institutions worldwide.
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