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  1. School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Distillery Fields, North Mall, Cork, Ireland

    Neil E. Coughlan

  2. Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5DL, Northern Ireland, UK

    Neil E. Coughlan, Ross N. Cuthbert & Jaimie T. A. Dick

  3. GEOMAR Helmholtz‐ Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, 24105, Kiel, Germany

    Ross N. Cuthbert

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Coughlan, N.E., Cuthbert, R.N. & Dick, J.T.A. Aquatic biosecurity remains a damp squib. Biodivers Conserv 29, 3091–3093 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-020-02011-8

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