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Gregory M. Ruiz

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Edgewater

United States

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Multi-Locus Metabarcoding and Intensive Sampling Reveal Extraordinary Diversity Carried in the Ballast Water of a Single Vessel

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 18 Aug 2025
Sarah Brown, Katharine J. Carney, Katrina M. Pagenkopp Lohan, Kimberly K. Holzer, Erik M. Pilgrim, Gregory M. Ruiz and John A. Darling
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Biological invasions, Ballast water, Metabarcoding, sampling effort, Biodiversity

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Assessing Ballast Water and Sediment Discharges in Brazil: Transoceanic Dispersal of Organisms and Effects of Management Approaches

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 15 May 2026
Flávia M. P. Costa-Areglado, Gregory M. Ruiz and Frederico P. Brandini
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Ballast water management, biosecurity, non-native species, port surveillance, ship-mediated transport, species transfer