The Ecology of Non-Native and Invasive Species
The movement of species to
The movement on non-native species in the marine and estuarine environment has accompanied human exploration and continues today with
Links to ICES working group on Introductions and Transfers
- Working Group on Introductions and Transfers of Marine Organisms (WGITMO), 21-23 March 2007 Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Working Group on Introductions and Transfers of Marine Organisms (WGITMO), 11-13 March 2009 Washington, DC
- Working Group on Introductions and Transfers of Marine Organisms (WGITMO),19-21 March 2014 Palanga, Lithuania
- Working Group on Introductions and Transfers of Marine Organisms (WGITMO), 16-18 March 2016 Olbia, Italy
Related volumes
- Rosenfield, A. and R. Mann. 1992. Dispersal of Living Organisms Into Aquatic Systems. Maryland Sea Grant College Press. UM-SG-TS-92-01. 436pp
- Mann, R. 1979. Exotic Species in Aquaculture. 363 pp. The M.I.T. Press, Cambridge, MA.
News
- Bioinvasions: Aliens are invading Chesapeake habitats daily with little to no resistance, or even notice, on our part - Bay Journal, April 1999
- Exotic whelk found in Bay may pose threat to shellfish, oyster fisheries - Bay Journal, April 1999
Specific Topics
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Invasive Oysters - Oysters have been distributed extensively for fishery enhancement and aquaculture purposes, and while these have contributed to extensive food production the introductions have also changed recipient ecosystems, especially where the introduced species have reproduced and become established as naturalized residents.
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Rapana - The rapa whelk, Rapana venosa, is a large predatory gastropod native to the Sea of Japan, Yellow Sea, East China Sea and the Bohai Sea.