ZP-00002: Plankton composition and potential of contaminating alien species via ballast water discharged in Colombo harbour

Title: ZP-00002: Plankton composition and potential of contaminating alien species v...
Abstract: Colombo harbour is one of the key harbours in south Asia due to its strategic location in the main east-west shipping route. Therefore, Colombo port and adjacent marine environment is under risk of introducing alien species through the discharge of ballast water. When new species introduced to a particular location, existing composition will be altered. The present study was to investigate existing plankton species composition in Colombo harbour and adjacent marine environment and also to ...
Publication Date: May 18, 2018, 4:23 a.m.
Keywords: plankton , Protoperidinium sp , Ballast water , Noctilula sp. , Undinula sp. , Sagitta sp. , Acartia sp. , Temora sp. , alien species , Oikopleura , Microsetella sp. , Pseudocalanus sp. , Eucalanus sp. , Ceratium sp. , Colombo harbor , Centropages sp.
Category: Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats; flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
Regions: M 6
Owner: prds1

Language: English
Supplemental Information: Siyambalapitiya S.C.D., Ranatunga R.R.M.K.P., Gunasekara A.J.M. and Priyadarshana N., (2010).Plankton composition and potential of contaminating alien speci...

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