Future Needs
©Systematic studies at the community level and species level
©Genetic and ecological research
©Research on temporal and spatial patterns of human-mediated dispersal mechanisms ©Studies on the ecological impacts of nonindigenous marine organisms
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Carlton and Ruckelshaus, 1997
We also need to detect changes in species composition over time. Determine probable areas of endemicity, dispersal tracks, and timings of introductions. Pinpoint sources of current and future invasions and identify species potentially involved. To an area already so disturbed by man, exotics put a lot of pressure on the delicately balanced community of native species that may be barely hanging on.