Is vessel hull fouling an invasion threat to the Great Lakes?

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 132-143

  Sylvester, Francisco ^a   MacIsaac, Hugh J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Great Lakes; Hull fouling; Invasion vectors; Non indigenous species; Ships

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BALLAST WATER; BIOFOULING; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DISCHARGE; HULL; INVERTEBRATE; NATIVE SPECIES; NEW SPECIES; PORT; VESSEL;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [SOUTH AMERICA];

ALEXANDROVIA; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; BIVALVIA; DREISSENA; DREISSENA ROSTRIFORMIS; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS TIGRINUS; INVERTEBRATA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); THORACICA;

EID: 74549185163     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2009.00622.x     Document Type: Article

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