Alosa aestivalis
Alosa aestivalis
(Blueback Herring)
Fishes
Native Transplant
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Impacts

4 results for Alosa aestivalis (Blueback Herring)

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Reference
2724 Alosa aestivalis Food Web Observational Field The introduction of blueback herring into Theo Reservoir in Briscoe County, Texas resulted in... 812
2797 Alosa aestivalis Food Web Anecdotal N/A Blueback Herring in the Great Lakes have the potential to impact size-selection of zooplankton... 14488
2803 Alosa aestivalis Food Web Observational Field Selective feeding by Blueback herring on larger zooplankton appear to have restructured the... 24389
2805 Alosa aestivalis Food Web Experimental Field Carcasses of Alosa aestivalis in an Atlantic coastal river were colonized by the fungus... 33782

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/5/2024].

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