The shoemaker’s son always goes barefoot: intercontinental dispersal of Ostracoda (Crustacea) by scientists attending an IBS excursion

correspondence ISSN 1948-6596 The shoemaker’s son always goes barefoot: intercontinental dis- persal of Ostracoda (Crustacea) by scientists attending an IBS excursion Human activity is one of the main mechanisms through which alien species are dispersed, often unintentionally. Freshwater alien species com- monly are transported between continents by vectors such as ballast water or ship transport of commercial stocks for aquaculture or...