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Invasion status of introduced species according to the European Seas considered (including adjacent waters)

Invasion status of introduced species according to the European Seas considered (including adjacent waters)

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Table 2 . The IMO D-2 standard for discharged ballast water
Fig. 4. Trends in established alien terrestrial invertebrates in Europe...
Invasion status of introduced species according to the European Seas...
IMPLEMENTATION OF BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT CONVENTION-A STEP IN SAVING THE BLACK SEA ECO SYSTEM
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  • Sep 2018
Marine ecosystems are under increasing anthropogenic pressures from marine and terrestrial activities. Shipping forms a network that spans the globe and introduces many economically and environmentally harmful invasive species, including human diseases such as cholera. Ship traffic, the major cause of change in the open ocean, and its temporal evol...
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... highest number of introduced species was found in the Mediterranean Sea (662 taxa of which 325 are considered to be established). The lowest number of invaders is documented from European Arctic waters (18 species) ( Table 1) [16]. In percent of all introduced species the Mediterranean Sea hosts most taxa with 46.8% followed by the North Sea with 16.2%. ...
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... percent of all introduced species the Mediterranean Sea hosts most taxa with 46.8% followed by the North Sea with 16.2%. The lowest number of invaders of the seas considered is found in the European Arctic waters (1.3% of all non-indigenous species found) ( Table 1). ...