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ballast water introductions: a standalone construct

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Marine ecology

the transport of marine organisms across oceans in ships' ballast water, releasing nonindigenous species into new coastal ecosystems.

In marine ecology, ballast water introductions refers to the transport of marine organisms across oceans in ships' ballast water, releasing nonindigenous species into new coastal ecosystems. This meaning comes from Carlton (1993) in Science.[1]

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Carlton, J. T., & Geller, J. B. (1993). Ecological Roulette: The Global Transport of Nonindigenous Marine Organisms. Science, 261(5117), 78-82. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.261.5117.78

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