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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457324203321

Titolo

Assessing the relationship between propagule pressure and invasion risk in ballast water [[electronic resource] /] / National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2011

ISBN

1-283-27879-0

9786613278791

0-309-21563-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (156 p.)

Disciplina

578.62

Soggetti

Ballast water - Research

Ballast water - Environmental aspects - United States

Introduced organisms - Environmental aspects - United States

Marine biological invasions

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Committee on Assessing Numeric Limits for Living Organisms in Ballast Water, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1  Setting the Invasive Species Management Stage""; ""2  Policy Context for Regulating Live Organisms in Ballast Discharge""; ""3  Sources of Variation Influencing the Probability of Invasion and Establishment""; ""4  Relationship between Propagule Pressureand Establishment Risk""; ""5  Other Approaches to Setting a Ballast Water Discharge Standard""; ""6  The Path Forward""; ""Glossary""; ""Appendix A   Committee Biographical Information""