Bridging divides : maritime canals as invasion corridors / by Stephan Gollasch, Bella S. Galil and Andrew N. Cohen.

Author/creator Gollasch, Stephan
Other author Galil, Bella.
Other author Cohen, Andrew N.
Format Book
Publication InfoDordrecht : Springer, ©2006.
Descriptionxiii, 315 pages : illustrations, charts, maps ; 25 cm.
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SeriesMonographiae biologicae ; v. 83
Monographiae biologicae ; v. 83. ^A47946
Contents Overall introduction / Dan Minchin ... [et al.] -- The Kiel Canal : the world's busiest man-made waterway and biological invasions / Stephan Gollasch & Harald Rosenthal -- The Panama Canal. Cutting a canal through Central America / Andrew N. Cohen. Shipping patterns associated with the Panama Canal : effects on biotic exchange? / Gregory M. Ruiz ... [et al.]. Species introductions and the Panama Canal / Andrew N. Cohen -- The Suez Canal : the marine caravan - the Suez Canal and the Erythrean invasion / Bella S. Galil -- Epilogue : canals, invasion corridors and introductions / Chad Hewitt ... [et al].
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007464898
ISBN1402050461
ISBN9781402050466