Ballast Water and Invasive Species in the Arctic
Autor: | Henrik Holbech, Knud Ladegaard Pedersen |
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Přispěvatelé: | Vestergaard, Niels, A. Kaiser, Brooks, Fernandez, Linda, Larsen, Joan Nymand |
Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2018 |
Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Ballast 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Aquatic ecosystem Climate change 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Invasive species The arctic Arctic Environmental protection Environmental science Lack of knowledge Marine ecosystem 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
Zdroj: | Holbech, H & Pedersen, K L 2018, Ballast Water and Invasive Species in the Arctic . in N Vestergaard, B A. Kaiser, L Fernandez & J N Larsen (eds), Arctic Marine Resource Governance and Development . Springer, Springer Polar Sciences, pp. 115-137 . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67365-3_7 Arctic Marine Resource Governance and Development ISBN: 9783319673646 |
Popis: | Ship’s ballast water has been a vector for the spreading of nonindigenous invasive species (NIS) around the globe for more than a century and has had devastating impact on aquatic ecosystems in many regions. Due to the harsh climate, shipping activities in Arctic waters have been limited compared to many parts of the world but will increase in the coming years due to climate changes. This will potentially affect the pristine Arctic marine ecosystems by introduction of NIS. In this chapter, we present the international ballast water regulations that have entered into force and the specific challenges of ballast water management in relation to the Arctic environment and marine ecosystems. We discuss the risk of NIS affecting the Arctic marine ecosystems including the impact of increased shipping activity, changes in living conditions of marine organisms because of climate changes and lack of knowledge of the eco-physiological boundaries and distributions of Arctic marine species. It is concluded that at present only a few marine NIS have been recorded in the Arctic area. Despite the existing and planned ballast water regulations, NIS establishment in the region will increase with an unknown magnitude due to lack of biological data. |
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