Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
(Silver Carp)
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15 results for Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Silver Carp)

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Reference
2155 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Predation/Herbivory Experimental Field Silver Carp predation supressed the whole zooplankton community also resulting in a shift from... 23557
2635 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Predation/Herbivory Experimental Field Bighead and Silver Carps stocked in reservoirs reduced zooplankton and phytoplankton biomass. 23525
5803 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Predation/Herbivory Experimental Field The size of phytoplankton filtered by silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, was 8-100... 15090
5812 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Predation/Herbivory Experimental Field In enclosure experiments, silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) reduced cladoceran... 40405
5829 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Predation/Herbivory Observational Field The diet of silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, included cyanobacteria, LGB algae... 40446
5831 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Predation/Herbivory Observational Field The hindguts of silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, contained non-colonial coccoid... 40447
5841 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Predation/Herbivory Observational Field Silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) selectively consumed euglenoid algae and... 40416
5859 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Predation/Herbivory Observational Field In meso-eutrophic reservoirs, stable isotope analysis indicated silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys... 40466
5913 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Predation/Herbivory Observational Field High-throughput sequencing analysis of gut contents indicated that silver carp... 40671
5922 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Predation/Herbivory Observational Field Analysis of silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) gut contents in Qiandao Lake using... 40682
6022 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Predation/Herbivory Anecdotal N/A Silver Carp is an efficient consumers of phytoplankton, cyanobacteria, and zooplankton in the... 40710
6024 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Predation/Herbivory Observational Field Silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) diet composition mainly included three rotifers:... 18463
6026 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Predation/Herbivory Experimental Laboratory Mesocosm studies carried in France provided evidence that through high consumption Silver carp... 15099
6044 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Predation/Herbivory Experimental Field In pond experiments, silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) consumed zooplankton... 15351
6059 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Predation/Herbivory Experimental Field In enclosure experiments, diatoms were most frequently found in the guts of age-1 silver carp... 23255

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/24/2024].

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