Microbial hitchhikers: Dynamics of bacterial populations in ballast water during a trans-Pacific voyage of a bulk carrier

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-22

  Seiden, Jennica M ^a   Way, Candice ^a   Rivkin, Richard B ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ballast water; Ballast water exchange; Heterotrophic bacteria; Invasive species; Mid ocean exchange

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052321696     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2010.5.1.3     Document Type: Article

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