| Impact ID |
Scientific Name
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Impact Type
|
Study Type
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Study Location
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Impact Description
|
Geographic Location
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Reference
|
|
4031
|
Nitellopsis obtusa
|
Infrastructure
|
Anecdotal
|
Field
|
In its introduced range, starry stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa) grows in dense mats and negatively impacts recreation by hindering fishing and swimming and by clogging boat motors.
|
New York, USA
|
28231
|
|
4569
|
Nitellopsis obtusa
|
Infrastructure
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
costs to municipalities and businesses that rely on the lake (e.g., marinas and water parks) will increase until suitable control and management strategies are developed
|
Lake Simcoe
|
36862
|
|
4574
|
Nitellopsis obtusa
|
Infrastructure
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Presqu’ile Yacht Club (Brighton, ON) required harvesting in 2010 to allow
boat movement, as did marinas at Belleville and Trenton on the Bay of Quinte
|
Ontario, Canada
|
36862
|