| 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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7099
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Myriophyllum aquaticum
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Environmental Water Quality
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Experimental
|
Laboratory
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Floating mats of Myriophyllum aquaticum have been measured at up to 26 kg of fresh weight in Europe and are capable of reducing the oxygen content of the water below to <1 mg O2 per Liter.
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32679
|
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7100
|
Myriophyllum aquaticum
|
Environmental Water Quality
|
Observational
|
Field
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In Germany, the infestation of Myriophyllum aquaticum mats created anoxic, shaded conditions in shallow waters, and appeared to be correlated with a decline in native macrophyte diversity.
|
Germany
|
32654
|
|
7101
|
Myriophyllum aquaticum
|
Environmental Water Quality
|
Experimental
|
Field
|
Myriophyllum aquaticum can alter the cycling of heavy metals in aquatic systems. Researchers found that M. aquaticum accumulated the highest overall levels of metals (zinc, cadmium, copper, and lead) in its tissues of all 15 aquatic plants that underwent testing.
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Greater Brisbane area of southeast Queensland
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32110
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