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• Traits:UnderIce  + (The habitat formed by the underside of ice sheets at the interface of frozen ice and fluid seawater.)
• Traits:SeaIce  + (The habitat provided by the surface of frozen sea water floating on the surface. Sea ice may form thin sheets, fast moving pieces, pack ice or large icebergs.)
• Traits:Heteromorphic  + (The haploid and diploid phases are different in size and body shape; the gametophyte is often diminutive (small to microscopic).)
• Traits:TidalStrength  + (The horizontal movement of water associate … The horizontal movement of water associated with the meteorological, oceanographical and topographical factors. High water flow rates result in areas where water is forced through or over restrictions for example narrows or around protruding offshore rocks. Tidal streams are associated with the rise and fall of the tide where as currents are defined as residual flow after the tidal element is removed (Hiscock, 1996). tidal element is removed (Hiscock, 1996).)
• Traits:Diameter  + (The length of a straight line passing from side to side through the centre of a body or figure, especially a circle or sphere. Note: For diameter you can specify the measurement type (minimum, maximum, average), gender (male, female) and life stage.)
• Traits:LowerLittoral  + (The lower part of the shore only exposed (emersed) at the lowest part of the tide.)
• Traits:Turf  + (The lowest stratum of erect branching or filiform species.)
• Traits:GenerationTime  + (The mean period of time between reproduction by parent generation and the reproduction of the first filial generation (Lincoln ''et al.'', 1998); recorded in years.)
• Traits:TaxonSpecificBodySize  + (The measure of body size specific to a taxonomic group.)
• Traits:LowerInfralittoral  + (The part of the infralittoral subzone whic … The part of the infralittoral subzone which, on hard substrata, supports scattered kelp plants (a kelp park) or from which kelps are absent altogether and the seabed is dominated by foliose red and brown algae. It may be difficult to distinguish the lower infralittoral where grazing pressure prevents the establishment of foliose algae (based on Hiscock, 1985).of foliose algae (based on Hiscock, 1985).)
• Traits:UpperInfralittoral  + (The part of the infralittoral subzone which, on hard substrata, is dominated by Laminariales forming a dense canopy, or kelp forest (based on Hiscock, 1985).)
• Traits:Epipelagic  + (The photic zone, includes the open ocean influenced by light.  The lower boundary is dependent on the depth of light penetration and is generally regarded extend to ca 200 m in depth.)
• Traits:MuscularAxialProboscis  + (The proboscis has thickened, strongly musc … The proboscis has thickened, strongly muscular walls and can be retracted into a sheath. In other cases the pharynx is partially retracted and partially inverted. The mouth proper is located at the tip of the pharynx when fully everted. While some taxa have a jaw-less proboscis, others have jaws present as a bilaterally arranged pair, as one or two dorso-ventrally arranged pairs or as two pairs forming a cross.ged pairs or as two pairs forming a cross.)
• Traits:Salinity  + (The range of salinities in which the organism is recorded (scale taken from Reusser & Lee, 2011))
• Traits:Adult  + (The reproductively capable (mature), fully formed, usually longest lived, stage of an animals life cycle.)
• Traits:Brachioloaria  + (The second the two free-swimming larval forms in the asteroids, characterized by the appearance of three adhesive arms at the anterior end (Ruppert & Barnes, 1994; Stachowitsch, 1992).)
• Traits:Pelagosphaera  + (The secondary free-swimming larva in Sipunculida, that develops from a non-feeding trochophore (Ruppert & Barnes, 1994).)
• Traits:LifeCycle  + (The stages an organism passes through between the production of gametes by one generation and production of gametes by the next generation (Lincoln ''et al.'', 1998))
• Traits:Circalittoral  + (The subzone of the rocky sublittoral below … The subzone of the rocky sublittoral below that dominated by algae (the infralittoral), and dominated by animals. No lower limit is defined, but species composition changes below about 40m to 80m depth, depending on depth of the seasonal thermocline. This subzone can be subdivided into the upper circalittoral where foliose algae are present and the lower circalittoral where they are not (see Hiscock, 1985). The term is also used by Glémarec (1973) to refer to two étages of the sediment benthos below the infralittoral: a "coastal circalittoral category with a eurythermal environment of weak seasonal amplitude (less than 10°C) varying slowly" and a "circalittoral category of the open sea with a stenothermal environment" (Hiscock, 1996).onment" (Hiscock, 1996).)
• Traits:OtherSpecies  + (The surface of other species, e.g. shells or carapace.)
• Traits:CementedAttached  + (The surface or body part to which eggs are attached by the parent)
• Traits:Mesopelagic  + (The upper aphotic zone and extends to a depth of ca 1000 m.)
• Traits:SublittoralFringe  + (The upper part of the sublittoral zone whi … The upper part of the sublittoral zone which is uncovered by the tide. On hard substrata, the zone is characterized by the kelps ''Laminaria digitata'' and ''Alaria esculenta''. The lower limit of this zone is marked by the upper limit of the truly sublittoral kelp ''Laminaria hyperborea'' (based on Lewis, 1964; Hiscock, 1996).a'' (based on Lewis, 1964; Hiscock, 1996).)
• Traits:VentralMuscularProboscis  + (The ventral and lateral walls of the buccal region are muscular and the lining is sclerotized into a varying number of eversible jaw pieces. The jaws are separated into a pair of ventral mandibles and two or more pairs of lateral maxillae.)
• Traits:Protozoea  + (Third larval stage in Decapoda, characterized by antennal locomotion (see Stachowitsch, 1992))
• Traits:Ships: general  + (This accounts for an invasive species which has been vectored by a ship but the exact mechanism of action (ie: ballast, hull or cargo) has been unidentified in the literature.)
• Traits:Individual release: accidental release by individuals  + (This describes any situation in which an invasive species is "accidentally" set free in the wild from aquaria sources leading to its introduction into a new area/region.)
• Traits:Individual release: deliberate release by individuals  + (This describes any situation in which an invasive species is intentionally planted or set free in the wild leading to its introduction into a new area/region.)
• Traits:Fisheries: accidental as bait  + (This is where an invasive species is used as a bait resulting in its introduction into a new area/region.)
• Traits:Plant introductions: accidental with deliberate plant translocations  + (This refers to invasive plant species which are unintentionally introduced into a new area/region carried on or with the habitat material of some intentionally planted flora.)
• Traits:Ships: accidental associated with cargo  + (This refers to invasive species which are associated with internal ship cargo.)
• Traits:Seaplanes: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms  + (This refers to invasive species which exist as sessile or motile organisms on the surface of a seaplane.)
• Traits:Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms  + (This refers to invasive species which exist as sessile or motile organisms on the hull of a ship.)
• Traits:Ships: accidental with solid ballast  + (This refers to invasive species which exist in various life stages in ballast of a solid nature.)
• Traits:Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins  + (This refers to invasive species which exist in various life stages in ballast of a fluid nature.)
• Traits:Plant introductions: deliberate translocation of plant species  + (This refers to plant species which are planted intentionally for some purpose resulting in the introduction of an invasive plant into a new area/region (e.g. for erosion control).)
• Traits:Location Type  + (Three location types have been recorded to describe the native range and known introduced range of the species)
• Traits:UpperLittoralFringe  + (Top of the littoral fringe, characterized by ''Verrucaria maura'' with ''Littorina saxatilis'' and ''Littorina neritoides'' often present. May include saltmarsh species on shale/pebbles in shelter (Hiscock, 1996).)
• Traits:Feeding  + (Traits related to how an organism feeds, the food type and feeding method exhibited by a species)
• Traits:EcologicalInteraction  + (Traits relating to how a species interacts with it's surrounding environment and other associated species.)
• Traits:BodyForm  + (Traits relating to the form, shape and structure of the species)
• Traits:ModeOfLife  + (Traits relating to the mode of life a species exhibits)
• Traits:Movement  + (Traits relating to the movement of the species)
• Traits:Sociability  + (Traits that describe an organism's behavioural interactions with members of the same species.)
• Traits:Habitat  + (Traits that describe an organisms preferred habitat and its position within that habitat.)
• Traits:Ecophysiology  + (Traits that describe an physiological and environmental tolerance of an organism)
• Traits:ReproductiveType  + (Traits that describe how an organism reproduces or the mechanism by which reproduction is achieved.)
• Traits:ArmsAppendages  + (Traits that describe specialized limbs or appendages used to catch or process food items.)
• Traits:Lifehistory  + (Traits that describe the life history characteristics of an organism)
• Traits:WaveExposure  + (Traits that describe the range of exposure to wave action in which the organism is recorded.)

• Traits:MouthParts  + (Traits that describes specialized mouth parts)

• Traits:Pollination  + (Transfer of male gametophyte (pollen) to the 'female' part of a flower)
• Traits:Bivoltine  + (Two generations per year (Barnes ''et al.'', 2006).)
• Traits:CircalittoralOffshore  + (Typically occurs below 50-70 metres away from the influence of wave action. Aphotic with animal communities in stable or stenothermal and stenohaline conditions. Open sea (Connor et al., 1997).)
• Traits:Pathway/vector Unknown  + (Unknown mechanisms of introduction were represented by a blank cell.)
• Traits:Robust  + (Unlikely to be damaged as a result of physical impacts, e.g. hard or tough enough to withstand impact, or leathery or wiry enough to resist impact.)
• Traits:Bysso-Pelagic  + (Use of a length of byssus thread (e.g. micro-molluscs, juvenile molluscs) or mucus (e.g ''Nemertesia'' planulae) to be carried by water flow)
• Traits:BallooningKiting  + (Use of a length of silk to be carried by the wind (e.g. spiders))
• Traits:GraspingPaws  + (Vertebrate hands, feat, paws etc designed to grasp food items using claws, talons etc.)
• Traits:Neritic  + (Water column overlying the continental shelf; surface to ca 200m depth.)
• Traits:Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals  + (Where a canal, by joining two bodies of water which were not originally naturally joined, becomes a conduit for invasive species migration to a new area/region.)
• Traits:Bio-control: deliberate translocation as a bio-control agent  + (Where a species (i.e. a bio-control agent) introduced to control a pest, weed or invasive species becomes a problem itself.)
• Traits:Bio-control: accidental translocation with deliberate bio-control release  + (Where an introduction of a bio-control agent results in an unintentional introduction of an invasive species (which is carried directly on the bio-control agent itself or along with habitat material associated with the bio-control agent).)
• Traits:Fisheries: deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish to establish or support fishery  + (Where an invasive species is intentionally introduced into a new area/region for the purpose of stocking/replenishing/establishing a fishery industry based on the invasive species.)
• Traits:Fisheries: accidental with fishery products, packing or substrate  + (Where an invasive species is unintentionally introduced into a new area/region as a result of the movement of fishery related products or materials (ie: not the direct movement of fisheries stock).)
• Traits:Natural dispersal  + (Where an invasive species migrates from a known introduced location to a new area/region using a natural mode/mechanism of dispersal; as the original location is part of its introduced range this pathway is included here.)
• Traits:Debris: transport of species on human generated debris  + (Where floating rafts of man-made materials become vectors for an invasive species.)
• Traits:Fisheries: accidental with deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish  + (Where in the process of stocking a fishery an associated invasive species is unintentionally introduced into a new area/region.)
• Traits:Scientific research: accidental release with research activities  + (Where research activities result in the unintentional release of an invasive species into a new area/region.)
• Traits:Scientific research: deliberate release with research activities  + (Where research activities result in the intentional release of an invasive species into a new area/region.)
• Traits:SymbiontContribution  + (Where some dietary component(s) are provided by symbiotic organisms (e.g. ''Anemonia'' with zooxanthellae).)
• Traits:Recreational equipment: accidental with recreational equipment  + (Where the movement of recreational equipment by humans results in the introduction of an invasive species into a new area/region.)
• Traits:Gills  + (Where the respiratory organs also power and/or provide a feeding apparatus (muco-cilliary feeding))
• Traits:Induces novel behavioural or eco-physiological responses  + (Where the species affects the behaviour of native species.)
• Traits:Aquatic transport  + (Where the species alters boat traffic or impedes ability of boats to navigate waterways.)
• Traits:Alters trophic interactions  + (Where the species alters food web dynamics.)
• Traits:Alters bio-geochemical/hydrologic cycles  + (Where the species alters the nature of chemical or water cycles.)
• Traits:Water abstraction or nuisance fouling  + (Where the species alters water levels or causes nuisance fouling on boats/water structures.)
• Traits:Loss of public/tourist amenity  + (Where the species degrades amenities associated with public/tourist sites.)
• Traits:Damage to marine structures or archaeology  + (Where the species degrades marine infrastructures or archaeological sites.)
• Traits:Genetic impacts: hybridisation and introgression  + (Where the species degrades native genetic resources (by hybridizing with native fauna/flora).)
• Traits:Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space  + (Where the species dominates or outcompetes native species for resources and/or space.)
• Traits:Other impact - undefined or uncertain  + (Where the species has a known but undefined or uncertain impact.)
• Traits:Human health  + (Where the species impacts human health.)
• Traits:Pathogen/parasite or carrier of a pathogen/parasite  + (Where the species is a pathogen/parasite of native species or carrier of a pathogen/parasite which infects/parasitizes native species.)
• Traits:Adverse habitat modification  + (Where the species physically alters the nature of the strata/habitat.)
• Traits:Consumes native species (predator or herbivore)  + (Where the species preys on native fauna or grazes on native flora.)
• Traits:Loss of aquaculture/commercial/recreational harvest or gain  + (Where the species reduces aquaculture harvest or commercial/recreational gain.)
• Traits:Turbinate  + (Whorled (Brusca, 1980).)
• Traits:Cylindrical  + (With straight sides and a circular section (Thompson, 1995).)
• Traits:VermiformAnnulated  + (Worm like but lacking true segments although annuli may be present, e.g. roundworms (Nematoda) and ribbon worms (Nemertea).)
• Traits:Vermiform  + (Worm-like)
• Traits:VermiformUnsegmented  + (Worm-like where the external surface is divided into a chain of rings or 'annuli' by furrows giving the appearance of segments (Barnes ''et al.'', 1993).)
• Traits:VermiformSegmented  + (Worm-like with the body divided into semi-independent, serially repeated units (Barnes et al., 1993) e.g. Annelida.)
• Traits:Ephyra  + (Young, free-swimming medusa stage typically developing from attached scyphistoma or occasionally direct from a planula. Umbrella typically composed of eight, bifurcated arms (Stachowitsch, 1992).)
• Traits:Trapezoid  + (a convex quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides is referred to as a trapezoid in American and Canadian English but as a trapezium in English)
• Traits:Aragonite  + (a crystalline form of calcium carbonate, e.g. one of the constituents of mollusc shells.)
• Traits:AmorphousCaCO3  + (calcium carbonate that lacks a crystalline structure, or whose internal is so irregular that there is no characteristic external form. The term does not preclude the existence of any degree of order (Derived from Neuendorf et al. 2005))
• Traits:NonSolidCement  + (component that keeps the agglutinated particles of the non-massive skeleton together.)
• Traits:Chitinous  + (composed of chitin, a long-chain polymer of N-acetylglucosamine. It is the chief polysaccharide in fungal cell walls and in the exoskeleton of arthropods (derived form Lawrence, 2005).)
• Traits:Keratinous  + (composed of keratin, a fibrous protein rich cysteine constituent of intermediate filaments (keratin filaments), chief material in horn, hair, nails and the upper layer of skin (derived from Lawrence, 2005).)