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EDITORIAL

The urgent global need to understand port and harbour ecosystems

Emma L. Johnston A B C , Luke H. Hedge A B and Mariana Mayer-Pinto A B
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A Evolution and Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.

B Sydney Institute of Marine Sciences, 19 Chowder Bay Road, Mosman, NSW 2088, Australia.

C Corresponding author. Email: e.johnston@unsw.edu.au

Marine and Freshwater Research 66(12) i-ii https://doi.org/10.1071/MFv66n12_ED
Submitted: 28 October 2015  Accepted: 11 November 2015   Published: 24 November 2015


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