ESA satellite data reduce invasion of alien species

Monday, December 20, 2010 - 08:01 in Biology & Nature

Every day, thousands of different organisms are carried far from their natural habitat in water used as ship ballast. To reduce the transfer of invasive aquatic species between ecosystems, satellites are being used to assess areas at risk from ballast water exchange.

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