Impact ID | 9759 |
Impact Type | Other |
Study Type | Experimental |
Study Location | Laboratory |
Impact Description | Didymosphenia geminata provides habitat for Tubifex tubifex, an oligochaete worm responsible for whirling disease which poses a threat to populations of salmonids. Whirling disease prevalence is 3x higher in streams with blooms of D. geminata. |
Reference | 30523 |
Great Lakes Region | No |
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