The biology of ballast water 25 years later

Biological Invasions

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-13

  Davidson, Ian C ^a   Simkanin, Christina ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

25 year anniversary; Ballast water; Carlton JT; Marine invasions; Ship biofouling; Vector management

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISM; BALLAST WATER; BIOFOULING; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TRANSFORMATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84855271232     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-011-0056-1     Document Type: Article

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