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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

Disclaimer ....................................................................................................................................... ii<br />

Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................................... ii<br />

List of Figures ............................................................................................................................ xxiii<br />

List of Tables ............................................................................................................................. xxiv<br />

Executive Summary .................................................................................................................... xxv<br />

Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1<br />

Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 1<br />

Caveats ........................................................................................................................................ 2<br />

Approach and Definitions ............................................................................................................ 3<br />

Marine Biogeographic Schema and Geographic Scope of the Atlas .......................................... 3<br />

Taxonomic Scope of the Atlas .................................................................................................... 4<br />

Definitions for Species’ Invasion and Population Status............................................................ 4<br />

Definitions for Species’ Population Status ................................................................................. 5<br />

Taxonomy and “Also Known As” Alternative Names ............................................................... 6<br />

Species Profiles - Summarizing Distributions and Natural History ........................................... 8<br />

Results and Analysis ..................................................................................................................... 9<br />

Taxonomic Patterns of Invasion ................................................................................................. 9<br />

Spatial Patterns of Invasion ...................................................................................................... 10<br />

Vectors of Introduction ............................................................................................................. 14<br />

Maps of MEOW Regions............................................................................................................ 15<br />

Graphs of Nonindigenous Species Distributions by Taxa and Region .................................. 38<br />

Deciphering Species Information: Key to Abbreviations in Species Profiles ....................... 49<br />

Tables ........................................................................................................................................... 51<br />

Table Key to Species Profiles ................................................................................................... 51<br />

Vectors ...................................................................................................................................... 54<br />

Regimes .................................................................................................................................... 56<br />

Ecosystems ................................................................................................................................ 57<br />

Depth ......................................................................................................................................... 61<br />

Substrate .................................................................................................................................... 62<br />

Salinity ...................................................................................................................................... 65<br />

Trophic Modes .......................................................................................................................... 66<br />

Reproductive Strategies ............................................................................................................ 68<br />

Early Development Mechanisms .............................................................................................. 70<br />

Juvenile Development and Dispersal ........................................................................................ 70<br />

Habitat Types ............................................................................................................................ 72<br />

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