| 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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4667
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Bythotrephes longimanus
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Disease/Parasite/Toxicity
|
Anecdotal
|
Field
|
There is concern that Bythotrephes could increase bioaccumulation of contaminants by lengthening the food chain.
|
Michigan
|
33105
|
|
8342
|
Bythotrephes longimanus
|
Disease/Parasite/Toxicity
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Increased mercury concentrations in consumers have not been observed following invasion of Bythotrephes longimanus (spiny waterflea); this may be attributed to increased foraging and growth efficiencies of consumers or to changes in the feeding habits of omnivorous prey.
|
|
24427
|
|
8343
|
Bythotrephes longimanus
|
Disease/Parasite/Toxicity
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Significant increases in the trophic position of zooplankton (reduced herbivorous cladoceran biomass and increased omnivorous/predatory copepod biomass) and planktivorous fish such as the lake herring (Coregonus artedi) with the introduction of Bythotrephes longimanus (spiny waterflea) have the potential to lead to substantial contaminant biomagnification in consumers.
|
|
24427
|