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

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Reference
4577 Bythotrephes longimanus Competition Observational Field Bythotrephes are suspected to contribute to the decrease in alewife Daphnia hyalina... 33103
4599 Bythotrephes longimanus Competition Observational Field Bythotrephes could compete with Leptodora (native waterfleas) for daphnid prey. 33102
4600 Bythotrephes longimanus Competition Experimental Laboratory In a laboratory study, surface-dwelling Daphnia mendotae migrated to deeper and colder... 24424
4662 Bythotrephes longimanus Competition Experimental Field Bythotrephes longimanus likely compete with other vertebrate predators for zooplankton... 20507
4664 Bythotrephes longimanus Competition Anecdotal Field Bythotrephes may control the abundance of Cercopagis pengoi though competition and... 33105
7448 Bythotrephes longimanus Competition Observational Field Bythotrephes longimanus can consume more zooplankton than some native zooplanktivores... 42359
8344 Bythotrephes longimanus Competition Observational Field Bythotrephes longimanus (spiny waterflea) consumes small zooplankton, such as small... 14016
8345 Bythotrephes longimanus Competition Anecdotal N/A Bythotrephes longimanus (spiny waterflea) consumes zooplankton, so it likely competes with... 33104
8346 Bythotrephes longimanus Competition Anecdotal N/A Many studies have documented a negative correlation between abundances of Bythotrephes... 24418
8347 Bythotrephes longimanus Competition Observational Field Vertical migration has also been observed in Daphnia spp. and copepod (e.g.... 24416
8348 Bythotrephes longimanus Competition Observational Field Vertical migration has also been observed in Daphnia spp. and copepod (e.g.... 24424

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