E-Book, Englisch, Band 83, 316 Seiten
Reihe: Monographiae Biologicae
Gollasch / Galil / Cohen Bridging Divides
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-4020-5047-3
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Maritime Canals as Invasion Corridors
E-Book, Englisch, Band 83, 316 Seiten
Reihe: Monographiae Biologicae
ISBN: 978-1-4020-5047-3
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Maritime canals dissolve natural barriers to the dispersal of marine organisms, thus providing novel opportunities for natural dispersal, as well as for shipping-mediated transport. The introduction of alien species has proved to be one of the most profound and damaging of anthropogenic deeds - with both ecological and economic costs.
This book is the first to assess the impacts of the world’s three principal maritime canals – the Kiel, the Panama, the Suez – as invasion corridors for alien biota. These three canals differ in their hydrological regimes, the types of biotas they connect, and in their permeability to invasions.




