Bridging Divides: Maritime Canals as Invasion Corridors

Bridging Divides: Maritime Canals as Invasion Corridors
ISBN-10
140205047X
ISBN-13
9781402050473
Category
Science
Pages
316
Language
English
Published
2006-09-24
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Authors
Stephan Gollasch, Bella S. Galil, Andrew N. Cohen

Description

Maritime canals dissolve natural barriers to the dispersal of marine organisms, providing novel opportunities for natural dispersal, as well as for shipping-mediated transport. 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.

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