Global port survey quantifies commercial shippings effect on biodiversity
J. A. Andres, P. Czechowski, E. Grey, M. Saebi, K. Andres, C. Brown, N. Chawla, J. J. Corbett, R. Brys, P. Cassey, N. Correa, M. R. Deveney, S. P. Egan, J. P. Fisher, R. vanden Hooff, , D. Lodge
The paper quantifies how commercial shipping affects biodiversity by analyzing environmental DNA in ports across multiple regions, finding increased community similarity with more ship voyages and identifying non-indigenous species.
bioRxiv · Oct 7, 2021 · PreprintEcology