Impact ID3708
Impact TypePredation/Herbivory
Study TypeObservational
Study LocationField
Impact DescriptionPotamopyrgus antipodarum was found in densities of 200,000 per m2 in the Colorado River, storing most of the Mercury (Hg) accumulations. In areas with no or fewer mudsnails, Hg flowed to fish populations.
Reference34376
Cost 
LocationColorado River, Arizona, USA

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