| 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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4786
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Dikerogammarus villosus
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Other Ecological Benefits
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Experimental
|
Laboratory
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This species is an effective diluent for infectious bird schistosome cercaria that cause swimmer's itch. This gammarid is a dead-end host for the parasite essentially stopping its life-cycle
|
|
37182
|
|
4787
|
Dikerogammarus villosus
|
Other Ecological Benefits
|
Experimental
|
Field
|
Dikergamerious villosus may act as a biological control agent to some degree in the Great Lakes. In Lake Balaton, Hungary, it uses Phragmites australis leaves as substrate and as a food source
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37173
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