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Marine Invaders in the Northeast: Rapid Assessment Survey of Non-native and Native Marine Species of Floating Dock Communities, August 2003
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Sea Grant College Program, 2005)
In his seminal book on The Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants, Elton (1958) laid the foundation for the science of biological invasions. He identified the importance of human-mediated vectors as means of transporting ...
Marine Introduced Species Q13: Are threats from marine invasive species increasing in Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Sea Grant College Program, 2010)
Non-native species have emerged as one of the leading environmental threats to our coastal habitats. These species have been recognized globally as a major threat to biological diversity as well as to agriculture and other ...
Gulf of Maine Strategic Regional Ocean Science Plan
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Sea Grant College Program, 2009-02)
The Gulf of Maine Regional Ocean Science Initiative evolved from an awareness of the importance of integrated approaches to addressing ecological, environmental, and social influences in coastal and marine ecosystems at ...
Ballast Water Exchange in the North Atlantic
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Sea Grant College Program, 2004)
This white paper focuses on the regional component of ballast water management and specifically addresses concerns in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Gulf of Maine. It summarizes vessel traffic and ballast water exchange in ...
Seeking Didemnum on Georges Bank
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Sea Grant College Program, 2009)
Preliminary report of the MITSG Autonomous Underwater Vehicle cruise to Georges Bank on July 8-21 of 2008. The purpose of this cruise was to test the efficacy of an acoustic sensor in identifying the distribution of an ...