| Impact ID | 6885 |
| Impact Type | Disease/Parasites/Toxicity |
| Study Type | Experimental |
| Study Location | Laboratory |
| Impact Description | In a mesocosm experiment, cell density, proportion of colonial cells and colony size of Microcystis spp. increased in all enclosures, but these increases were dramatically (and very significantly) higher in enclosures with 100 and, especially, with 300 Limnoperna fortunei, than in the controls. The results indicated that L. fortunei modifies nutrient concentrations and proportions, and promotes aggregation of solitary Microcystis spp. cells into colonies; both these effects can favor blooms of this often noxious cyanobacteria. |
| Reference | 29416 |
| Great Lakes Region | No |
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