| 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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3942
|
Cabomba caroliniana
|
Habitat Alteration
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Dense populations of C. caroliniana alter the nutrient regimes in waterbodies.
|
|
35193
|
|
3947
|
Cabomba caroliniana
|
Habitat Alteration
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
In Queensland. Australia, Cabomba has had a negative impact on the endangered Mary River cod. The alteration of the vegetative ecology is also thought to be responsible for the decline in other native animals such as water rats and platypus.
|
Australia
|
35194
|
|
5702
|
Cabomba caroliniana
|
Habitat Alteration
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Cabomba caroliniana can cause flooding in some waterbodies and an increase in sedimentation by trapping detritus. The dense mats of Cabomba caroliniana can cover spawning areas for native fish.
|
|
17290
|
|
7872
|
Cabomba caroliniana
|
Habitat Alteration
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Cabomba caroliniana mats can trap detritus and increase sedimentation, which could alter the hydrology or even clog freshwater streams and drainage canals.
|
|
28749
|
|
9023
|
Cabomba caroliniana
|
Habitat Alteration
|
Observational
|
Field
|
In China, Cabomba caroliniana provided refuge to other invasive species such as Gambusia affinis and Procambarus clarkii in its dense, monoclonal stands.
|
China
|
42607
|