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Ballast water. In 1985, a species of clam native to Asia appeared in the upper region of the bay. These clams, while still ... have cost millions of dollars in damage, clogging intake pipes of utilities and industries, devastating native clam populations, and severely disrupting the freshwater lake ecosystems. By the year 2000, the price tag ...
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Rideau Canal Waterway - Zebra Mussel Sightings
Upper Rideau Lake - two adult mussels, 2.4 - 3 cm in size ...
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Harmful Aquatic Hitchhikers: Mollusks: Zebra Mussel
Impacts - Zebra mussels NOAA, Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab Zebra mussels attached to native clam compared to native clam alone. Photo by J. Schloesser, USGS. Click image to enlarge are similar to ... Sea Grant Network Exotic Species Graphics Library Click image to enlarge severely reduced. Some native mussels are more tolerant than others, but even for these resistant species, becoming ...
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Great Lakes United: Twenty Years of the Zebra Mussel
Diporeia, a key native zooplankter that is vital to the diet of many native fish species. Zebra mussels, when they interact with ... virtually destroyed the native clam population, building huge colonies on the shells of the native clams (sometimes also referred as native mussels), effectively starving them. In only four years the native clam population ...
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Non-native Species
These include the Asian clam and the veined, or Asian, rapa whelk, which cause economic and ecological damage as they displace native clams and mussels, and the European green crab, which is blamed for the collapse of the soft-shelled clam ... after which an introduced species is considered to be native. Non-native Species Open technical note for this indicator Previous Page Next ...
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Asian Imports
Species Carp Grass Carp Goldfish Brown Trout Rainbow Trout Muskellunge Zebra Mussel Asian Clam Woodland Crayfish Eurasian Water Milfoil Daphnia Lumbholzi Dutch Elm Disease West Nile Virus ... Common carp have been blamed for out-competing native species for resources, eating the eggs of native fish, consuming aquatic vegetation (which degrades native fish habitat), and increasing turbidity. Though ...
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Non-Indigenous Species
Once established in new environments, many exotics displace native plants and animals, alter ecosystems, cause disease and interfere with human activities in industry, ... cogongrass, Eurasian water milfoil, nutria, honeysuckle, tilapia and the zebra mussel. Others like the Asiatic clam, purple loosestrife and gypsy moth have yet to be identified in this area. The ...
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Invasive Species | Oceans, Coasts and Estuaries | US EPA
Effects on aquatic ecosystems result in decreased native populations, modified water tables, changes in run-off dynamics and fire frequency, among ... accidental and/or intentional introductions, among others. Corbicula fluminea. Often called the Asian clam, this small mollusk can clog intake pipes for cooling water. Pathways for Species ...
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NLI Product 2
Archeological research has revealed shell middens, or piles of the remains of clam and mussel harvests, from the Rock and Pecatonica rivers. Research also shows remnants of serpentine ... was officially abandoned, and track ties and structures were removed in the late 1970s. Some native plant species have survived on this property. Oak trees hundreds of years old have witnessed ...
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Overview of Invertebrate Animal Data
United States and Canada in the taxonomic ... regularly added to the databases. Invertebrate Records in NatureServe Explorer (Native and Exotic) Known U.S. Distribution Known Canadian Distribution ... 280 6 656 Crayfishes* 3 180 167 1 1 Fairy, Clam, and Tadpole Shrimps* 4 16 43 0 0 Butterflies and ...
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