| 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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7561
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Pleurosira laevis
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Competition
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Observational
|
Field
|
Pleurosira laevis has been recorded to dominate phytoplankton assemblages in other locations in the United States. However, these occurrences were in stream ecosystems and it is unclear if Pleurosira laevis is capable of out-competing native species in Lake Michigan.
|
Colorado River, Arizona, USA
|
17631
|
|
7562
|
Pleurosira laevis
|
Competition
|
Observational
|
Field
|
Pleurosira laevis was documented growing in homogenous communities with low species richness in Portugal, posibly indicating Pleurosira laevis would outcompete other species.
|
Portugal
|
17632
|
|
7563
|
Pleurosira laevis
|
Competition
|
Observational
|
Field
|
The Pleurosira laevis population recorded in Lake Michigan composed approximately 1% of the overall algal abundance and was codominant with several native taxa.
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Lake Michigan, USA
|
17637
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