Factoid/2008/03/04
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Marine Invasive Species Mostly Brought by Shipping and Aquaculture
- "Marine invasive species are a major threat to biodiversity, and have had profound ecological and economic impacts... Initial results confirm earlier assessments of the primary importance of shipping and aquaculture as introduction pathways and of the high levels of invasion in the temperate regions of Europe, North America, and Australia." - excerpt from the report, Assessing the global threat of invasive species to marine biodiversity
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