| Impact ID |
Scientific Name
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Impact Type
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Study Type
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Study Location
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Impact Description
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Geographic Location
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Reference
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3492
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Potamogeton crispus
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Competition
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Experimental
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Laboratory
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Potamogeton crispus inhibited the growth of the cyanobacteria, Anabaena variabilis, via allelopathy, but had no effect on the green alga, Scenedesmus quadricauda.
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33998
|
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8847
|
Potamogeton crispus
|
Competition
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
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Potamogeton crispus (curly-leaf pondweed) is tolerant of many ecological conditions, including low/high nutrients, slow/fast water flow, low/high temperatures, and low/high light. It can invade numerous aquatic ecosystems.
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35288
|
|
8848
|
Potamogeton crispus
|
Competition
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Potamogeton crispus (curly-leaf pondweed) germinates in the fall and survives the winter.
|
|
35289
|
|
8849
|
Potamogeton crispus
|
Competition
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
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Potamogeton crispus (curly-leaf pondweed) germinates in autumn. This growth habit, along with its tolerance of low light and low water temperatures, allows curlyleaf pondweed to begin growing in the spring before native plant species.
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35289
|
|
8850
|
Potamogeton crispus
|
Competition
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Potamogeton crispus (curly-leaf pondweed) can outcompete native species for light and space early in the growing season, often reducing plant diversity by forming monocultures.
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28861
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