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Ecological risk assessment of recreational boating as a pathway for the secondary spread of aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes Basin / D. Andrew R. Drake, Sarah A. Bailey, and Nicholas E. Mandrak.: Fs70-5/2017-030E-PDF

“A model-based assessment was conducted to estimate the ecological risk of recreational boating as a pathway for the secondary spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) in the Great Lakes basin (GLB). Boater-mediated spread was quantified based on the number, type, and spatial distribution of recreational boating trips in the GLB, the infestation of boats with functional groups of fouling AIS (plankton, molluscs, and aquatic macrophytes), and the likelihood that organisms would establish reproducing populations based on demographic factors and transported population sizes. Boater-mediated spread timelines were estimated probabilistically up to a maximum period of ten years, allowing the expected timeline of spread to be compared with baseline estimates of natural dispersal"--Abstract, p. iv.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, issuing body.
  • Canada. Ecosystems and Oceans Science, issuing body.
  • Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, issuing body.
TitleEcological risk assessment of recreational boating as a pathway for the secondary spread of aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes Basin / D. Andrew R. Drake, Sarah A. Bailey, and Nicholas E. Mandrak.
Series title
  • Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS), research document, 1919-5044 ; 2017/030, Central and Arctic Region
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Cover title.
  • “June 2017.”
  • Title at head of French abstract: Évaluation des risques écologiques associés à la navigation de plaisance comme voie de propagation secondaire d'espèces aquatiques envahissantes dans le bassin des Grands Lacs.
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 54-57).
  • Includes abstract in French.
Publishing information
  • Ottawa : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, 2017.
Author / Contributor
  • Drake, David Andrew Russell, author.
Descriptionvi, 85 p. : charts (some col.), maps (some col.)
Catalogue number
  • Fs70-5/2017-030E-PDF
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