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The enlargement of the Suez Canal and introduction of Non-Indigenous species to the Mediterranean Sea
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The enlargement of the Suez Canal and introduction of Non-Indigenous species to the Mediterranean Sea

B. Galil, F. Boero, S. Fraschetti, S. Piraino, M. Campbell, C. Hewitt, J. Carlton, E. Cook, A. Jelmert, E. Macpherson, …
Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin, Vol.24(2), pp.43-45
2015
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Abstract

The Suez Canal is one of the most important waterways in the world – during the last year 17,148 ships passed through the Canal – reducing emissions, saving time, and operating costs to shippers. The rapid increase in ship size from the “Post-Suezmax” (> 12,000 TEU) to the latest container vessels (> 19,000 TEU) now requires enlargements of port facilities and canals...

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