Ballast sediment-mediated transport of non-indigenous species of dinoflagellates on the East Coast of Canada

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 231-248

  Casas Monroy, Oscar ^a   Roy, Suzanne ^a   Rochon, André ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ballast tank; Ballast water exchange; Cyst introductions; Dinoflagellates; Harmful algae; Invasive species; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 80053968722     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2011.6.3.01     Document Type: Article

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