Cyprinus carpio
Cyprinus carpio
(Common Carp)
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22 results for Cyprinus carpio (Common Carp)

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Reference
3288 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Experimental Laboratory In a pond experiment in Illinois, Cyprinus carpio increased total phosphorus and turbidity... 32740
3290 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Observational Field Cyprinus carpio is very active when feeding and its movements often disturb sediments and... 15206
3292 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A Silt resuspension and uprooting of aquatic plants caused by feeding activities of Cyprinus... 13712
3295 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A Cyprinus carpio feeding behavior destroys rooted aquatic plants that provide habitat for... 959
3298 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Observational Field Cyprinus carpio eradication and exclusion from reservoir tributaries allowed for increased... 27700
3302 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A In 1894 there was documentation that Sacramento Perch (Archoplites interruptus) was... 251
3308 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Observational Field Low densities of Cyprinus carpio (<30 kg/ha) did not have significant effects on... 24242
3311 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Observational Field In Mexico, Cyprinus carpio was associated with declines in populations of a native... 24251
3312 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Experimental Field Research in a eutrophic lake involving in situ observations of Cyprinus carpio impact... 24254
3314 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Experimental Laboratory Higher biomass of Cyprinus carpio in experimental pond enclosures were positively related... 24255
3317 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Experimental Field When >75% of the Cyprinus carpio population was removed from Ventura Marsh, IA, water... 24257
3319 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Experimental Field When added to freshwater coastal wetland sites (Delta Marsh, Manitoba, Canada) density of... 24239
3869 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A Cyprinus carpio alters habitat in a way that damages Potamogeton crispus and... 13595
6598 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Observational Field The destruction of macrophyte beds in two Spanish lakes by common carp negatively impacted the... 37273
6607 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) dislodges plants and roots around in the substrate, which... 15075
6608 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A Common carp dislodges plants and roots around in the substrate, which causes a deterioration of... 16758
6609 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) can deteriorate habitat quality by dislodging plants and... 24244
6610 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A Common carp foraging by sucking the bottom ooze and expelling it to expose food, which can increase... 1523
6611 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A Common carp may destroy aquatic macrophytes directly by uprooting or consuming the plants. 275
6612 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Observational Field Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) alter nutrient mobilization by increasing nutrients within... 18913
9389 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Observational Field The incidence of macrophytes was higher at sites that lacked Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)... 42872
9705 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A Cyprinus carpio modify habitat conditions by disturbing riverbeds, stirring up mud and... 18662

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