21 results for Cyprinus carpio (Common Carp)

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Geographic Location Reference
3288 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Experimental Laboratory In a pond experiment in Illinois, Cyprinus carpio increased total phosphorus and turbidity and decreased chlorophyll a and macrophyte cover. Macroinvertebrate biomass, and growth of juvenile Micropterus salmoides and Lepomis macrochirus also declined in the presence of carp. Adult Largemouth Bass were not affected, but their top-down effects on juvenile fish were muted showing Cyprinus carpio impacts across the entire food web. 32740
3290 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Observational Field Cyprinus carpio is very active when feeding and its movements often disturb sediments and increase turbidity, causing serious problems. Growth of submerged aquatic vegetation is reduced and plants are uprooting during feeding in a Lake Erie marsh. Lake Erie, USA 15206
3292 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A Silt resuspension and uprooting of aquatic plants caused by feeding activities of Cyprinus carpio may disturb spawning and nursery areas of native fishes in Mississippi. 13712
3295 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A Cyprinus carpio feeding behavior destroys rooted aquatic plants that provide habitat for native fish species and food for waterfowl. 959
3298 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Observational Field Cyprinus carpio eradication and exclusion from reservoir tributaries allowed for increased benthic invertebrate community diversity and abundance, and the return of submerged aquatic vegetation. Bowman-Haley Reservoir, North Dakota, USA 27700
3302 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A In 1894 there was documentation that Sacramento Perch (Archoplites interruptus) was becoming more scarce because Cyprinus carpio was destroying their spawning grounds. California, USA 251
3308 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Observational Field Low densities of Cyprinus carpio (<30 kg/ha) did not have significant effects on vegetation or waterfowl in an Illinois Lake, but a subsequent increase to over 250 kg/ha was strongly correlated with a decrease in vegetative cover from its original value of 94% to just 17%. Furthermore, waterfowl activity dropped to ~10% of its original value. A threshold of 100 kg/ha was estimated past which Cyprinus carpio exert extensive ecological damage to shallow lakes. Hennepin and Hopper Lakes, IL, USA 24242
3311 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Observational Field In Mexico, Cyprinus carpio was associated with declines in populations of a native crayfish (Cambarellus montezumae). The mechanism was destruction and depletion of crayfish habitat by Cyprinus carpio, particularly of algal species and macrophytes. Mexico 24251
3312 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Experimental Field Research in a eutrophic lake involving in situ observations of Cyprinus carpio impact through the use of cages and exclosures documented both direct and indirect effects of Cyprinus carpio on overall species composition, abundance, and plant species diversity. Cyprinus carpio also appeared to have indirect effects on macroinvertebrate community composition. Utah Lake, UT, USA 24254
3314 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Experimental Laboratory Higher biomass of Cyprinus carpio in experimental pond enclosures were positively related to phosphorus level, turbidity, and zooplankton biomass and negatively related to abundance of macroinvertebrates and macrophytes. In comparison, Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), a native benthivore, affected phosphorus concentration and zooplankton communities, but had no significant effect on turbidity, macroinvertebrates, macrophytes, or suspended solids. 24255
3317 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Experimental Field When >75% of the Cyprinus carpio population was removed from Ventura Marsh, IA, water quality parameters related to decreased suspended solid and phytoplankton biomass improved. Zooplankton biomass (Daphnia sp. and Ceriodaphnia sp.), macrophyte diversity, and macrophyte density all increased. The limiting factor on maximum phytoplankton biomass appeared to switch from bottom-up phosphorous abundance to top-down zooplankton abundance. Ventura Marsh, IA, USA 24257
3319 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Experimental Field When added to freshwater coastal wetland sites (Delta Marsh, Manitoba, Canada) density of Cyprinus carpio was positively related to nutrient concentrations in the water column, suspended solids, and chlorophyll a concentrations. Furthermore, Cyprinus carpio density was negatively related to dissolved oxygen concentrations, photic depth, and submersed macrophyte density. Delta Marsh, Manitoba, Canada 24239
3869 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A Cyprinus carpio alters habitat in a way that damages Potamogeton crispus and Myriophylum spicatum (documented in this study as amensalism). Great Lakes 13595
6598 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Observational Field The destruction of macrophyte beds in two Spanish lakes by common carp negatively impacted the abundance of numerous waterfowl, including ducks, grebes, and flamingos. However, common carp served as a food source for gray herons (Ardea cinerea), bolstering their populations. Andalusia, Spain 37273
6607 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) dislodges plants and roots around in the substrate, which causes a deterioration of habitat for species requiring vegetation. 15075
6608 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A Common carp dislodges plants and roots around in the substrate, which causes a deterioration of habitat for species requiring vegetation. 16758
6609 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) can deteriorate habitat quality by dislodging plants and roots. 24244
6610 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A Common carp foraging by sucking the bottom ooze and expelling it to expose food, which can increase turbidity. 1523
6611 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A Common carp may destroy aquatic macrophytes directly by uprooting or consuming the plants. 275
6612 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Observational Field Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) alter nutrient mobilization by increasing nutrients within the water column. 18913
9389 Cyprinus carpio Habitat Alteration Observational Field The incidence of macrophytes was higher at sites that lacked Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) compared to sites where Common Carp was present. Murray-Darling Basin, Australia 42872

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