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Report on Marine Debris as a Potential Pathway for Invasive Species

  • 2017



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  • Corporate Authors:
    United States. National Ocean Service. Marine Debris Division
  • NOAA Program & Office:
    NOS (National Ocean Service)
  • Description:
    There is mounting concern over the increase

    in debris in our ocean and the potential for

    that debris to serve as a pathway for the

    introduction of non-native species. While the

    pathways associated with global shipping

    draw the greatest amount of attention

    regarding marine invasives, the purpose of

    this paper is to consider the potential role

    that marine debris may play in introducing

    non-native species that may become

    invasive. This paper is not a comprehensive

    review of either subject (marine debris or

    invasive species), as reviews are available in

    the literature for both.

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  • Document Type:
    Miscellaneous
  • Rights Information:
    Public Domain
  • Compliance:
    Library
  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha256:d2ea7d53fe7d48d1082131603db39ad9d093818e4eea75601d90ea73dc9c0808
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    Filetype[PDF - 3.56 MB ]
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