A DNA analysis of ballast water detects invasive species
The German research vessel Polarstern covers thousands of kilometres between the northern and southern hemispheres in search of samples of biological material. This ship, however, has some other...
View ArticleHouse measure supports shippers on ballast water dumping
A plan gaining support in Congress and backed by the cargo shipping industry would establish a nationwide policy for dumping ballast water into U.S. waterways that environmental groups say would open...
View Article44 invading species 'loose' in North Atlantic, study shows
Accidental introductions of non-native species has been of increasing concern since the 1980s when human-mediated transportation, mainly related to ships' ballast water, was recognised as a major route...
View ArticleTracking invasive species? Follow the people
Islands and populated coastal areas are the world's "hotspots" for invasive species, which can upend entire ecosystems and drive local animals and plants to extinction, a study reported Monday.
View ArticleNew non-native species emerges in Great Lakes after a mostly clean decade
The stew of non-native species known to be swarming in the Great Lakes just got a little thicker.
View ArticleDay of reckoning for marine invaders
For centuries, marine species have moved around either by hitching ride on the hulls of ships or as stowaways in ballast water. In many instances, species have been deliberately introduced for...
View ArticleThe global transport of microbes
Wastewater, tourism, and trade are moving microbes around the globe at an unprecedented scale, a group of international researchers, including Professor Michael Gillings from Macquarie University, have...
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