Impact ID8509
Impact TypePredation/Herbivory
Study TypeAnecdotal
Study LocationN/A
Impact DescriptionDeclines in the Great Lakes yellow perch (Perca flavensis) stocks are believed to stress predator-prey relationships. There is no evidence to show Heterosporis sutherlandae causes fish mortality directly, but the destruction of muscle in infected fish increases susceptibility to predation.
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