题名: |
Current State of Understanding About the Effectiveness of Ballast Water Exchange (BWE) in Reducing Aquatic Nonindigenous Species (ANS) Introductions to the Great Lakes Basin and Chesapeake Bay, USA: Synthesis and Analysis of Existing Information. |
作者: |
ruiz, g. m. reid, d. f. |
关键词: |
aquatic ecosystems, exotic species, marine biology, cargo ships, risk assessment, water pollution control, shipping, united states, regulations, environmental impacts |
摘要: |
This report summarizes the current state of knowledge about ballast water exchange (BWE) as a management strategy by ships to reduce the risk of invasions, with emphasis on two major U.S. ecosystems, the Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay. / NOTE: Technical memo. / Supplementary Notes: Prepared in cooperation with Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. / Availability Note: Product reproduced from digital image. Order this product from NTIS by: phone at 1-800-553-NTIS (U.S. customers); (703)605-6000 (other countries); fax at (703)605-6900; and email at orders@ntis.gov. NTIS is located at 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA, 22161, USA. |
总页数: |
u0802;143p |
报告类型: |
科技报告 |