Proxy-based model to assess the relative contribution of ballast water and biofouling's potential propagule pressure and prioritize vessel inspections.

Commercial shipping is the primary pathway of introduction for aquatic nonindigenous species (NIS), mainly through the mechanisms of ballast water and biofouling. In response to this threat, regulatory programs have been established across the globe to regulate and monitor commercial merchant and pa...

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Main Authors: Lina Ceballos-Osuna, Chris Scianni, Maurya Falkner, Raya Nedelcheva, Whitman Miller
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/76fc7666c8ef41f6a1322798bf458fe2
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