Effect of mid-oceanic ballast water exchange on virus-like particle abundance during two trans-Pacific voyages

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1103-1108

  Leichsenring, Jonas ^a   Lawrence, Janice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ballast water; Marine viruses; Mid ocean exchange; Viral invasions

Indexed keywords

BALLAST WATER; BALLAST WATER EXCHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; INVASIVE SPECIES; MARINE VIRUSES; MID-OCEAN EXCHANGE; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; POTENTIAL SOURCES; VIRAL INVASIONS; VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES; WATER SAMPLES;

BALLAST TANKS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; WATER;

VIRUSES;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

ABUNDANCE; BALLAST WATER; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; INVASIVE SPECIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALINITY; VIRUS; WATER EXCHANGE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SALINITY; TANK; VIRUS LIKE AGENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TRANSPORT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PACIFIC OCEAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALINITY; SEAWATER; SHIPS; TEMPERATURE; VIRION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CANADA;

EID: 79955627802     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.01.034     Document Type: Article

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