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14 APR 2011: INVASIVE MUSSELS TRIGGER MAJOR ECOLOGICAL SHIFT IN GREAT LAKES
The rapid spread of non-native mussels in the Great Lakes has caused an unprecedented ecological shift in lakes Michigan and Huron, stripping the massive freshwater lakes of life-supporting algae, according to a new study by University of Michigan researchers.
While the increased number of zebra mussels has
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A quagga musselResearchers say algal production in both lakes in 2008 was 80 percent lower than in the 1980s, a phenomenon that coincided with the spread of the quagga. “These are astounding changes, a tremendous shifting of the very base of the food web in those lakes into a state that has not been seen in the recorded history of the lakes,” said Mary Anne Evans, lead author of the study, which will be published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.
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USGS Zebra and Quagga Mussel Distribution Maps - Nonindigenous ...
19 Aug 2009 ... blueball Zebra mussel vs. Quagga mussel FAQ. blueball ... Current Zebraand Quagga mussels map (High Resolution JPEG) or pdf icon - click to ...
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Great Lakes: Zebra Mussels Vs. Quagga Mussels - Science News ...
12 Jun 2009 ... The zebra mussels that have wreaked ecological havoc on the Great Lakes are harder to find these days — not because they are dying off, ...
www.redorbit.com/.../great_lakes_zebra_mussels_vs_quagga_mussels/ -
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