Impact ID4316
Impact TypePredation/Herbivory
Study TypeAnecdotal
Study LocationField
Impact DescriptionCarassius auratus increases the turbidity of water in a suburban lake, which is though to be the reason for the extirpation of stocked game fish. Removal of the goldfish (for the second time) and rehabilitation of the lake was estimated at $300,000.
Reference1910
Cost 
LocationLake Ellyn, Chicago Suburb, Illinios

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