| 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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8226
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Dreissena bugensis
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Disease/Parasite/Toxicity
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Anecdotal
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N/A
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Quagga mussels (Dreissena bugensis) accumulate organic pollutants within their tissues to levels more than 300,000 times greater than concentrations in the environment, and these pollutants are also found in their pseudofeces
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15703
|
|
8227
|
Dreissena bugensis
|
Disease/Parasite/Toxicity
|
Anecdotal
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N/A
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Pollutants can be passed up the food chain through Dreissena bugensis, increasing wildlife exposure to organic pollutants, such as PCBs and hexachlorobenzine, and potentially mercury
|
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20989
|
|
8228
|
Dreissena bugensis
|
Disease/Parasite/Toxicity
|
Anecdotal
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N/A
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Declines in Diporeia spp., another benthic invertebrate, have been highly correlated with dreissenid expansion, potentially due to reductions in phytoplankton abundance (an important food source) or through the introduction of toxins and pathogens associated with dreissenids and their waste products
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Lake Michigan, USA
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24624
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