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| כותר |
Protecting the Great Lakes from invasive and nonindigenous species [electronic resource] / Clara E. Wouters, editor. |
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| מהדורה |
1st ed. |
| מוציא לאור |
New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc. |
| שנה |
c2010 |
| הערות |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references and index. English |
| הערת תוכן ותקציר |
Intro -- PROTECTING THE GREAT LAKES FROM INVASIVE AND NONINDIGENOUS SPECIES -- PROTECTING THE GREAT LAKES FROM INVASIVE AND NONINDIGENOUS SPECIES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT TO COMBAT INVASIVE SPECIES -- SUMMARY -- BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT -- CURRENT U.S. LAW -- FEDERAL AGENCY PROGRAMS -- U.S. Coast Guard -- Department of State -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- Department of Defense -- Smithsonian Institution -- Environmental Protection Agency -- STATE PROGRAMS -- INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS -- CONGRESSIONAL ACTION -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 PREDICTING FUTURE INTRODUCTIONS OF NONINDIGENOUS SPECIES TO THE GREAT LAKES -- ABSTRACT -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 2. INTRODUCTION-NONINDIGENOUS SPECIES POSE A THREAT TO LAKE ECOSYSTEMS -- 2.1. Nonindigenous Species and the Great Lakes -- 2.1.1. Origin and Patterns of Species Invasions -- 2.1.2. Ballast Water and NIS -- 2.1.3. Measures to Control the Release of Ballast Water Containing NIS -- 2.1.4. NOBOB Vessels and Species Invasions -- 2.1.5. Other Options for Controlling Species Invasions from Ballast Water -- 2.2. Conceptual Framework -- 2.2.1. Propagule Pressure -- 2.2.2. Habitat Suitability -- 2.2.2.1. Species Distribution Modeling -- 2.2.2.2. Genetic Algorithms for Rule-Set Production (GARP) -- 2.2.2.3. Modification of GARP for Aquatic Systems -- 3. METHODS -- 3.1. Habitat Suitability Using the GARP Model -- 3.1.1. Selection of Modeled Species -- 3.1.2. Model Inputs and Environmental Data Layers -- 3.1.2.1. Environmental Data Layers -- 3.1.2.2. Environmental Data Sources -- 3.1.3. Use of GARP model -- 3.1.4. Assumptions and Limitations -- 3.1.4.1. Data Errors -- 3.1.4.2. Biological Errors -- 3.1.5. Testing the GARP Model Performance -- 3.1.6. Determining GARP's Power to Predict. 3.2. Determining Propagule Pressure Using Ballast Water Discharge Data and Vessel Traffic Patterns -- 3.2.1. Analysis of Ballast Water Discharge Data -- 3.2.2. Assumptions and Uncertainty -- 4. RESULTS -- 4.1. Comparison of the Great Lakes to the Ponto-Caspian Sea -- 4.1.1. Temperature -- 4.1.2. Chlorophyll a Concentrations -- 4.1.3. Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient (K490) -- 4.1.4. Normalized Water-Leaving Radiance -- 4.2. Habitat Suitability for Modeled Species -- 4.2.1. Blueback Herring -- 4.2.2. Quagga Mussel -- 4.2.3. Round Goby -- 4.2.4. Fishhook Waterflea -- 4.2.5. Zebra Mussel -- 4.2.6. Ruffe -- 4.2.7. Monkey Goby -- 4.2.8. New Zealand Mud Snail -- 4.2.9. Tubenose Goby -- 4.2.10. Rudd -- 4.2.11. Corophium Curvispinum (an Amphipod) -- 4.2.12. Sand Goby -- 4.2.13. Roach -- 4.2.14. Tench -- 4.3. Vessel Traffic and Great Lakes Ports -- 4.3.1. Analysis of Vessels with Ballast on Board (BOB) -- 4.3.2. Analysis of Vessels with No Ballast on Board (NOBOB) -- 5. DISCUSSION -- 5.1. Predicting the Spread of Species -- 5.2. Potential Monitoring Sites Based on Vessel Traffic -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX A. LIST OF NONINDIGENOUS SPECIES THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS OCCURRING IN THE GREAT LAKES -- APPENDIX B. NONINDIGENOUS SPECIES THAT MAY SPREAD TO THE GREAT LAKES -- APPENDIX C. GARP MODEL VALIDATION -- GARP Model ValidationGARP Model Validation -- Explanation of figures -- Model Evaluation Results -- Model Evaluation -- References for Appendix C -- APPENDIX D. GARP POWER OF PREDICTION ANALYSIS -- Details of How GARP Power of Prediction Analysis Was Used -- Grouped Results for 11 Species -- APPENDIX E. TABLES DEPICTING SOURCES AND DESTINATION OF BALLAST WATER DISCHARGES IN U.S. GREAT LAKES -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page. |
| סדרה |
Environmental science, engineering and technology |
| היקף החומר |
1 online resource (148 p.) |
| שפה |
אנגלית |
| מספר מערכת |
997010717440605171 |
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