Translating seagrass science into action
Siti Maryam Yaakub
A E , Nicole Foster B , Michelle Waycott B C and Peter Todd D
+ Author Affiliations
- Author Affiliations
A DHI Water & Environment (S) Pte Ltd, 2 Venture Drive, #18–18, Vision Exchange, Singapore 608526, Republic of Singapore.
B School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
C State Herbarium of South Australia, Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium, Department for Environment and Water (DEW), Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia.
D Experimental Marine Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Block S3, Level 2, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore.
E Corresponding author. Email: smj@dhigroup.com
Marine and Freshwater Research 71(8) i-iii https://doi.org/10.1071/MFv71n8_ED
Published: 27 July 2020
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