Impact ID6886
Impact TypeDisease/Parasite/Toxicity
Study TypeObservational
Study LocationField
Impact DescriptionLimnoperna fortunei promotes noxious cyanobacteria blooms through modification of nutrient concentrations and the N:P ratio, selective grazing of solitary Microcystis spp. cells over colonial ones, and production of chemical cues that trigger the formation of colonies.
Reference29414
Cost 
LocationEmbalse de Río Tercero Reservoir, Argentina

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