Preliminary overview of exotic and invasive marine species in the Dutch Caribbean [PDF]
The marine exotic species of the Dutch Caribbean are less well-known than its terrestrial exotics. So far, only 27 known or suspected marine exotic species, some of which are also invasive are documented for one or more islands of the Dutch Caribbean ...
Buurt, G., van +2 more
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Trade in the balance: reconciling trade and climate policy: report of the Working Group on Trade, Investment, and Climate Policy [PDF]
, 2016 This repository item contains a report published by the Working Group on Trade, Investment, and Climate Policy at The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University, and the Global Economic Governance Initiative ...
Ackerman, Frank +16 more
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Implementation of Ballast Water Management Plan in Ships Through Ballast Water Exchange System
Procedia Engineering, 2017 Abstract In this paper, sequential method has applied for ballast water exchange of ships. Moreover, a model has been developed in Maxsurf to carry out the sequential method. The sequential method is a process by which a ballast tank intended for the carriage of ballast water is first emptied and then refilled with replacement ballast water to ...
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Ship Ballast Water Management in Turkish Ports and Waterways
Marine Technology Society Journal, 2011 AbstractThe introduction of invasive marine species into a new environment by ballast water attached to ship hulls has been identified as one of the four greatest threats to the world’s oceans. The other three are land-based sources of marine pollution, overexploitation of living marine resources, and physical alteration/destruction of marine habitat.
Satir, Tanzer, Kura, Bhaskar
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Introduced Species in United States Coastal Waters [PDF]
, 2001 This pdf document commissioned by the Pew Ocean Commission describes the problem of invasive species along the United States coastline. The document provides information regarding how bioinvasions occur, the number of invasive species introduced, the ...
James Carlton
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Frontiers in Marine ScienceIn order to discharge ballast in waters of the USA and Member States of the IMO, a vessel must comply with ballast water discharge standards (BWDS). In most cases, this involves use of a Type-Approved ballast water management system (BWMS).
Stephen Loiacono +3 more
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The current cost of avoiding degradation of the Dutch North Sea Environment [PDF]
Het doel van dit rapport is een overzicht te geven van de kosten die jaarlijks worden uitgegeven om de aantasting van het milieu in het Nederlandse deel van de Noordzee te voorkomen.
Oostenbrugge, J.A.E., van +2 more
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Assessment of the water quality of ten Waikato lakes based on zooplankton community composition. CBER Contract Report No. 60 [PDF]
, 2007 Zooplankton communities were documented from ten Waikato lakes from net haul samples collected in late 2006 and from species hatched from diapausing eggs in sediments collected in early 2007.
Duggan, Ian C.
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PICES Press, Vol. 15, No. 2, July 2007 [PDF]
, 2007 Contents [Individual sections are downloadable from the official URL link listed below]: PICES Science in 2007 (pdf, 0.1 Mb) 2007 Wooster Award (pdf, 0.1 Mb) FUTURE - A milestone reached but our task is not done (pdf, < 0.1 Mb) International ...
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Scenarios for optimizing potato productivity in a lunar CELSS [PDF]
The use of controlled ecological life support system (CELSS) in the development and growth of large-scale bases on the Moon will reduce the expense of supplying life support materials from Earth.
Bula, R. J. +3 more
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