Biological invasions: Assessment of threat from ballast-water discharge in Patagonian (Argentina) ports

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 578-583

  Boltovskoy, Demetrio ^a,b,c   Almada, Pablo ^a,d   Correa, Nancy ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^d Prefectura Naval Argentina ^*  (Argentina)

^e Servicio de Hidrografia Naval   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Ballast water; Invasive species; Patagonia

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC SPECIES; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; COPEPOD; DIATOM; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LAW; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; SHIP; SPECIES INVASION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; COPEPODA;

EID: 79958120438     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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