As the international shipping fleet travels the oceans, it carries with it hidden cargoes of microbes. Fred C. Dobbs explores the hazards posed and what can be done to counteract them
Shipping is considered the single largest vector for the human-mediated movement of non-indigenous m...
We characterized the physical/chemical conditions and the algal and bacterial assemblages in ballast...
The transportation of organisms in the ballast water of cargo ships has been recognized as a source ...
As the international shipping fleet travels the oceans, it carries with it hidden cargoes of microbe...
( First paragraph) A complex assemblage of microorganisms exists in nearly every aquatic system on e...
The only procedure used frequently to reduce the risk of invasion by ballast-mediated biota is open-...
An average of three to five billion tons of ballast water (BW) is transported globally per year; 79 ...
Since the nineteenth century ships have been using ballast water (BW) for safety, stability, propuls...
Increasing concerns have accelerated the development of international regulations and methods for ba...
The world-wide transport of ballast water has been shown to be an effective distribution vector for ...
Aquatic invasive species are among the worst threats to marine biodiversity. The main vector for the...
<div><p>Ballast water has been widely used by commercial vessels to control trim, draft and stabilit...
In the past, ballast water has been a key vector in the ship-mediated dispersal of invasive species....
This article critically assesses the history of ballast water as a vector for invasive species, mana...
Ballast water discharges may cause negative impacts to aquatic ecosystems, human health and economic...
Shipping is considered the single largest vector for the human-mediated movement of non-indigenous m...
We characterized the physical/chemical conditions and the algal and bacterial assemblages in ballast...
The transportation of organisms in the ballast water of cargo ships has been recognized as a source ...
As the international shipping fleet travels the oceans, it carries with it hidden cargoes of microbe...
( First paragraph) A complex assemblage of microorganisms exists in nearly every aquatic system on e...
The only procedure used frequently to reduce the risk of invasion by ballast-mediated biota is open-...
An average of three to five billion tons of ballast water (BW) is transported globally per year; 79 ...
Since the nineteenth century ships have been using ballast water (BW) for safety, stability, propuls...
Increasing concerns have accelerated the development of international regulations and methods for ba...
The world-wide transport of ballast water has been shown to be an effective distribution vector for ...
Aquatic invasive species are among the worst threats to marine biodiversity. The main vector for the...
<div><p>Ballast water has been widely used by commercial vessels to control trim, draft and stabilit...
In the past, ballast water has been a key vector in the ship-mediated dispersal of invasive species....
This article critically assesses the history of ballast water as a vector for invasive species, mana...
Ballast water discharges may cause negative impacts to aquatic ecosystems, human health and economic...
Shipping is considered the single largest vector for the human-mediated movement of non-indigenous m...
We characterized the physical/chemical conditions and the algal and bacterial assemblages in ballast...
The transportation of organisms in the ballast water of cargo ships has been recognized as a source ...