Geographical Analysis Of Ballast Water Data And Potential Threats Of Invasive Species For The North Eastern United States

Details

• Personal Author:
  Dassuncao, Clifton
• Corporate Authors:
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sea Grant College Program, ; United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
• NOAA Program & Office:
  Sea Grant ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
• Sea Grant Program:
  MIT (MIT Sea Grant)
• Description:
  In this paper ballast water data is summarized and analyzed in order to identify regions that pose particularly high risk threats of introducing an invasive species to the Northeastern United States. Certain species have drawn considerable global attention because of their introductions to and subsequent detrimental effects on local economies. By superimposing the known locations of establishment for these species with localized ballast water data, we can better understand the risk level that these species pose.
• Series:
  MIT Sea Grant College Program report ; MITSG 2008-51
• Sea Grant Document Number:
  MIT-T-08-003
• Document Type:
  Technical Report
• Funding:
  Funding: NOAA; grant number: NA06OA4170019; project number: 2008-A / A-5;
• Place as Subject:
  Northeastern States
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/9723/noaa_9723_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.90 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Sea Grant Publications
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:565b331d1bb4b5f0072dc7d5c6a770bf235358d0d2a9134536735c505502e60e