Sabine Dittmann

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rdf:langString Sabine Dittmann is an Australian-based marine biologist and expert on the ecology of tidal flats. She is Associate Professor of Marine Biology at Flinders University in Adelaide, and is President of the Australian Marine Sciences Association. Dittmann's research focuses on the community of organisms living in soft sediments that make up the benthos. Using field experiments in tidal wetlands of temperate and tropical areas like the North Sea and Australia, she studies the roles of ecosystem engineers — such as mussel beds — and the impact on the ecosystem of human activities and invasive species. Dittmann and her team conduct regular monitoring of South Australia's Coorong, assessing the availability of food for migratory waders and how benthic invertebrates respond to changes in the environment.