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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Marine and coastal conservation: a rising affair

Sabine Dittmann orcid.org/0000-0002-9408-2734
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College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia. Email: sabine.dittmann@flinders.edu.au

Pacific Conservation Biology 24(3) 304-309 https://doi.org/10.1071/PC18029
Submitted: 22 February 2018  Accepted: 10 June 2018   Published: 9 July 2018

Abstract

Conservation of coastal and marine ecosystems is in growing demand globally, as cumulative impacts are threatening the function and services provided by these ecosystems. This perspective provides recent insight into some of the pressures and developments in research and policy pertaining to coastal and marine conservation and restoration. A personal reflection on a pathway in conservation science is included to entice young scientists to embark on their journey for a future career in conservation science.


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