AQUATIC SPECIES;
ARTICLE;
BALLAST WATER EXCHANGE;
BALLAST WATER TREATMENT;
COMPARATIVE STUDY;
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;
FRESHWATER SPECIES;
INVASIVE SPECIES;
MARINE BACTERIUM;
MARINE SPECIES;
NONHUMAN;
POLICY;
POPULATION ABUNDANCE;
RISK REDUCTION;
SHIP;
SPECIES CONSERVATION;
SPECIES EXTINCTION;
SPECIES INVASION;
SPECIES TRANSLOCATION;
WATER TREATMENT;
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