Bythotrephes longimanus
Bythotrephes longimanus
(spiny waterflea)
Crustaceans-Cladocerans
Exotic
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13 results for Bythotrephes longimanus (spiny waterflea)

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Reference
4576 Bythotrephes longimanus Food Web Anecdotal Field Decrease in abundance of yellow perch Perca flavescens maybe be attributed to the... 36919
4643 Bythotrephes longimanus Food Web Observational Field Field observations in Lake Michigan suggest that Bythotrephes longimanus may facilitate... 24422
4658 Bythotrephes longimanus Food Web Experimental Field When Bythotrephes longimanus production peaked during the summer months, consumption of... 20507
4659 Bythotrephes longimanus Food Web Experimental Field Production of zooplankton sharply declined when Bythotrephes longimanus concentrations... 20507
4663 Bythotrephes longimanus Food Web Observational Field Following the invasion of Bythotrephes in Harp Lake in 1993, changes in species composition and... 24430
4668 Bythotrephes longimanus Food Web Anecdotal Field There is concern that Bythotrephes could increase bioaccumulation of contaminants by lengthening... 33105
4669 Bythotrephes longimanus Food Web Observational Field After the establishment of Bythotrephes longimanus in Lake Michigan, populations of... 37019
4672 Bythotrephes longimanus Food Web Observational N/A Predation impacts of Bythotrephes longimanus cascade down the food chain from their... 37064
4673 Bythotrephes longimanus Food Web Experimental N/A Predation impacts of Bythotrephes longimanus cascade up the food chain by outcompeting... 37064
7446 Bythotrephes longimanus Food Web Observational Field Bythotrephes longimanus are a large, predatory cladoceran, and are known to consume... 42359
7447 Bythotrephes longimanus Food Web Observational Field In some lakes invaded by Bythotrephes longimanus, microcrustacean biomass was reduced by... 42359
7449 Bythotrephes longimanus Food Web Observational Field In Minnesota lakes, young-of-year Sander vitreus size was reported as smaller in... 42359
7606 Bythotrephes longimanus Food Web Observational Field In lakes invaded by Bythotrephes longimanus, declines in length of age-0 Sander... 42359

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