| Impact ID |
Scientific Name
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Impact Type
|
Study Type
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Study Location
|
Impact Description
|
Geographic Location
|
Reference
|
|
3906
|
Butomus umbellatus
|
Habitat Alteration
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Flowering rush may help stabilize sediment and reduce the impact of wave action.
|
Minnesota
|
19279
|
|
7848
|
Butomus umbellatus
|
Habitat Alteration
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Butomus umbellatus infestations could result in increased water temperatures and altered nutrient flows and/or sedimentation rates.
|
|
25143
|
|
7849
|
Butomus umbellatus
|
Habitat Alteration
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
In the western U.S., emergent monocultures of Butomus umbellatus have colonized and reduced areas of open water. Although scientific study is limited, these invasions have reportedly reduced water flow in canals and modified the physical structure of previously unvegetated localities.
|
|
25143
|