| Literature DB >> 27587232 |
Sabine Rech1, Yaisel Borrell2, Eva García-Vazquez3.
Abstract
Plastic debris and other floating materials endanger severely marine ecosystems. When they carry attached biota they can be a cause of biological invasions whose extent and intensity is not known yet. This article focuses on knowledge gaps and research priorities needed for, first, understanding and then preventing dispersal of alien invasive species attached to marine litter.Entities:
Keywords: Alien invasive species; Anthropogenic marine litter; Biological invasion; Rafting; Source and sink
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27587232 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.08.032
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mar Pollut Bull ISSN: 0025-326X Impact factor: 5.553