The biological content of ballast water in China:A review  

作　　者：Huixian Wu Chen Chen Qiong Wang Junda Lin Junzeng Xue 

机构地区：[1]Ballast Water Detecting Lab,Shanghai Ocean University,Shanghai 201306,China [2]Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources,Shanghai Ocean University,Ministry of Education,Shanghai 201306,China [3]Department of Biological Sciences,Florida Institute of Technology,Melbourne,FL 32901,USA

出　　处：《Aquaculture and Fisheries》2017年第6期241-246,共6页渔业学报（英文）

基　　金：This research was funded by the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(Grant No.15Z131420900);was also supported by the Public Science and Technology Research Funds Projects of Ocean(Grant No.201305027).Partial support was provided by the Florida Institute of Technology,Melbourne,Florida,USA.

摘　　要：The introduction of species through the release of ballast water has become a major threats to marine biodiversity and ecosystem function worldwide.China is one of the top trading countries,yet little is known about exotic species in the ballast water of ships coming to its ports.Here,we review the biological surveys of ballast water from major Chinese ports.These surveys reveal that 40 species of nonindigenous phytoplankton that,belong to 25 genera and five phyla,have been observed in ballast water.The dominant species are diatoms and dinoflagellates.There were 17 red-tide causing species observed,five of which are noxious algae.Seventeen species of non-indigenous zooplankton have been reported,most of them(11)copepods.There were also 22 species of pathogenic bacteria recorded,including Vibrio alginolyticus,V.carchariae,V.parahaemolyticus,and V.vulnificus.These studies show that species introduction through ballast water potentially a serious threat to the ecology and human health in China.More research,including collaboration with the international community,is urgently needed to address this problem.

关 键 词：Ballast water Biological survey China PHYTOPLANKTON ZOOPLANKTON BACTERIA 

分 类 号：U21[交通运输工程—道路与铁道工程]