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Invasive species can have catastrophic effects on an ecosystem.  From algae to jellyfish , ports around the world are faced with a problem, but first, it’s necessary to understand how the problem got there. Researchers at the Carl von Ossietzky University in Oldenburg, Germany set out to crack the case of marine invasive species.  Where are they coming from and how did they get there?  They knew that many small species hitch a ride in the ballast water of cargo ships, so they plotted the course of 16,363 ships during 2007 to look for connections. Before now, it was assumed that invasive species were more likely coming from nearby ports, but researchers discovered that wasn’t the case

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