Promoting invasive species control and eradication in the sea: Options for managing the tunicate invader Didemnum vexillum in Sitka, Alaska

•Alaska’s Didemnum incursion offers opportunity to advance post-border response.•We tested five immersion treatments to kill the invasive ascidian Didemnum vexillum.•Acetic acid, bleach, freshwater and brine were capable of 100% efficacy.•Monitoring for ⩾3weeks post-treatment is essential to confirm...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Marine pollution bulletin 2013-12, Vol.77 (1-2), p.165-171
Hauptverfasser:	McCann, Linda D., Holzer, Kimberly K., Davidson, Ian C., Ashton, Gail V., Chapman, Marnie D., Ruiz, Gregory M.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	acetic acid Alaska Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Applied ecology Biodeterioration. Biofouling Biofouling Biological and medical sciences Biological invasion Biotechnology bleaching agents Conservation of Natural Resources - methods Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife Didemnum vexillum Ecosystem Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution Eradication freshwater Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology hypoxia Industrial applications and implications. Economical aspects Introduced Species invasive species Invasive species management Invertebrates Less representative or incertae sedis groups: acanthocephala, chaetognatha, gnathostomulida, lophophoria, merostomata, mesozoa, myxozoa, nematorhyncha, pararthropoda, placozoa, priapuloidea, prochordata, pycnogonida, rotifera Marine and brackish environment marine ecosystems monitoring Mortality experiment Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking Population Control Urochordata - growth & development water pollution
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