Impact ID6229
Impact TypeHabitat Alteration
Study TypeExperimental
Study LocationField
Impact DescriptionIn the Río de la Plata estuary, Limnoperna fortunei doubles the rate of sedimentation for suspended particles and increases their organic matter and nitrogen contents. These changes are expected to increase accretion rates and alter the communities that occupy the sediments.
Reference41213
Cost 
LocationAySA Water Treatment Plant, Argentina

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