Ships' sea-chests: An overlooked transfer mechanism for non-indigenous marine species?

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1510-1513

  Coutts, Ashley D M ^a,c   Moore, Kirrily M ^b,d   Hewitt, Chad L ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

^d Aquenal Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^e Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carcinus maenas; Corbula gibba; Hull fouling; Non indigenous marine species; Port Phillip Bay; Sea chests

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOULING AGENT; SEA WATER; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ARTICLE; BRYOZOA; EBB TIDE; FOULING CONTROL; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INFESTATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEA; SHIP; SPECIES TRANSLOCATION; TRANSPORT MEDIUM; VESSEL;

BRYOZOA; CARCINUS MAENAS; CORBULA; CORBULA GIBBA;

EID: 0242523011     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00292-3     Document Type: Article

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