| Impact ID |
Scientific Name
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Impact Type
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Study Type
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Study Location
|
Impact Description
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Geographic Location
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Reference
|
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2950
|
Hydrilla verticillata
|
Habitat Alteration
|
Observational
|
Field
|
Presence of small amounts of Hydrilla verticillata may increase food and habitat for forage fishes and cover for large predators, e.g. bass.
|
North Carolina, US
|
5137
|
|
2966
|
Hydrilla verticillata
|
Habitat Alteration
|
Observational
|
Field
|
Brown Hoplos in Florida construct bubble nests using the invasive plant Hydrilla verticillata and inshore grass Luziola fluitans.
|
Florida, US
|
14164
|
|
3063
|
Hydrilla verticillata
|
Habitat Alteration
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Hydrilla displaces native vegetation communities, and can adversely impact sportfish populations
|
|
33831
|
|
3079
|
Hydrilla verticillata
|
Habitat Alteration
|
Observational
|
Field
|
Large amounts of hydrilla lower sediment resuspension
|
|
33837
|
|
7049
|
Hydrilla verticillata
|
Habitat Alteration
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Hydrilla verticillata infestations slow the movement of water, causing flooding. Infestations in the Mobile Delta are reducing flow in small tidal streams and creating a backwater habitat.
|
|
42111
|
|
7050
|
Hydrilla verticillata
|
Habitat Alteration
|
Observational
|
Field
|
Hydrilla verticillata forms a dense mat of vegetation at the water surface and limits light penetration degrading or
eliminating all layers below. This species causes severe alterations of plant community composition, community structure, and ecosystem
processes in water bodies in California.
|
California
|
42106
|
|
9227
|
Hydrilla verticillata
|
Habitat Alteration
|
Observational
|
Laboratory
|
The introduction of the invasive aquatic weed Hydrilla verticillata may lead to alterations in litter quality and lower decomposition rate, potentially resulting ecosystem changes, such as changes in mineralization and changes in enzymatic activity of microbial decomposers
|
Parana basin, Paraguay
|
42763
|