| 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
|
|
4028
|
Nitellopsis obtusa
|
Recreation
|
Anecdotal
|
Field
|
In its introduced range, starry stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa) grows in dense mats and negatively impacts recreation by hindering fishing and swimming and by clogging boat motors.
|
New York, USA
|
28231
|
|
4568
|
Nitellopsis obtusa
|
Recreation
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Recreational uses (e.g., swimming, boating, and fishing) in shallow water will be impaired, and complaints of plant wash-ups from shoreline landowners will increase.
|
Lake Simcoe
|
36862
|
|
7551
|
Nitellopsis obtusa
|
Recreation
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
There is a large economic investment from inland lake communities to manage and control invasions of Nitellopsis obtusa. This is both to protect boat owners from potential damage to their vessels, as well as to maintain economically important recreational fishing and swimming areas.
|
Michigan, USA
|
19736
|