TY - JOUR
T1 - Oceanographic characteristics of the Adriatic Sea – Support to secondary HAOP spread through natural dispersal
AU - Kraus, Romina
AU - Grilli, Federica
AU - Supić, Nastjenjka
AU - Janeković, Ivica
AU - Brailo, Marina
AU - Cara, Magdalena
AU - Cetinić, Ana Bratoš
AU - Campanelli, Alessandra
AU - Cozzi, Stefano
AU - D'Adamo, Raffaele
AU - Djakovac, Tamara
AU - Dutour-Sikirić, Mathieu
AU - Flander-Putrle, Vesna
AU - Francé, Janja
AU - Joksimović, Danijela
AU - Klun, Katja
AU - Kolitari, Jerina
AU - Kralj, Martina
AU - Kušpilić, Grozdan
AU - Marini, Mauro
AU - Matić, Frano
AU - Mikuš, Josip
AU - Ninčević-Gladan, Živana
AU - Pansera, Marco
AU - Pećarević, Marijana
AU - Precali, Robert
AU - Prusina, Ivana
AU - Relitti, Federica
AU - Santucci, Angela
AU - Specchiulli, Antonietta
AU - Škalic, Denis
PY - 2019/10/1
Y1 - 2019/10/1
N2 - Vessels, specifically ballast water and hull fouling, are a major vector for the introduction of non-indigenous species (NIS) in European seas. The Mediterranean is one of the world's marine regions where their invasion is heaviest. The shallow Adriatic basin is a highly sensitive area that is already experiencing its consequences. The secondary spread of NIS over a wider area through natural dispersion is a complex process that depends on a wide range of oceanographic factors. This work analysed the dataset of the BALMAS project, in whose framework twelve ports in the Adriatic Sea were subjected to a Port Baseline Survey (PBS), to estimate the natural spread of NIS organisms from their port of arrival to the wider Adriatic basin. Its findings indicate that the prevailing water circulation patterns facilitate the natural dispersal of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens (HAOP).
AB - Vessels, specifically ballast water and hull fouling, are a major vector for the introduction of non-indigenous species (NIS) in European seas. The Mediterranean is one of the world's marine regions where their invasion is heaviest. The shallow Adriatic basin is a highly sensitive area that is already experiencing its consequences. The secondary spread of NIS over a wider area through natural dispersion is a complex process that depends on a wide range of oceanographic factors. This work analysed the dataset of the BALMAS project, in whose framework twelve ports in the Adriatic Sea were subjected to a Port Baseline Survey (PBS), to estimate the natural spread of NIS organisms from their port of arrival to the wider Adriatic basin. Its findings indicate that the prevailing water circulation patterns facilitate the natural dispersal of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens (HAOP).
KW - Adriatic Sea
KW - Ballast water
KW - BALMAS
KW - Harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens
KW - Non-indigenous species
KW - Port
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85057859943&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.10.062
DO - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.10.062
M3 - Article
C2 - 30528114
AN - SCOPUS:85057859943
SN - 0025-326X
VL - 147
SP - 59
EP - 85
JO - Marine Pollution Bulletin
JF - Marine Pollution Bulletin
ER -