Impact ID |
Scientific Name
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Impact Type
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Study Type
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Study Location
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Impact Description
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Geographic Location
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Reference
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3427
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Myriophyllum aquaticum
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Human Health
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Anecdotal
|
Field
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Parrot feather’s dense vegetation provides mosquito larvae a refuge from predation. Subsequent increases in recruitment of Anopheles may lead to increased mosquito-borne diseases that could infect wildlife and people.
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|
32697
|
3429
|
Myriophyllum aquaticum
|
Human Health
|
Anecdotal
|
Field
|
A strong correlation has been determined between the density of parrotfeather growth and the presence of mosquito eggs and larvae (Orr and Resh, 1989), which may lead to increased mosquito-borne diseases that could infect wildlife and people
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32698
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