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Round Goby invade Great Lakes

Canadian scientists uncover alarming invasion of round goby into Great Lakes tributaries: impact on endangered fishes likely to be serious.

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (9) | comments 1




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Tracking Lake Erie water snake in fight against invasive fish

Thanks to research by a University of Cincinnati undergraduate student and two team members, there's a new tool that's now been tested and found to work in continuously recording the habits of snakes.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researcher uses medical imaging technology to better understand fish senses

University of Rhode Island marine biologist Jacqueline Webb gets an occasional strange look when she brings fish to the Orthopedics Research Lab at Rhode Island Hospital. While the facility's microCT scanner is typically ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Coalition releases study on cutting off Asian carp from Lake Michigan

Asian carp should be permanently cut off from Lake Michigan by sheet pile or impermeable land bridges, effectively re-reversing the flow of the Chicago River, according to a study set to be released Tuesday by a coalition ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Great Lakes fish feed on invading shrimp

Hemimysis anomala, or more commonly the bloody red shrimp after its bright red spots—may become a new food source for fish, allaying concerns about how it will impact native fish populations.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lake Erie hypoxic zone doesn't affect all fish the same, study finds

Large hypoxic zones low in oxygen long have been thought to have negative influences on aquatic life, but a Purdue University study shows that while these so-called dead zones have an adverse affect, not all ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Aquatic invaders can topple plant and fish populations in Northeast

(PhysOrg.com) -- The introduction of species like "Frankenfish" or "Rock Snot" into Pennsylvania waters doesn't sound pretty, and it's not. These are just two of the more colorful nicknames for aquatic invaders, ...

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Mercury levels are increasing in popular species of game fish in Lake Erie

Scientists are reporting that mercury levels in a popular species of game fish in Lake Erie are increasing after two decades of steady decline. The study, the most comprehensive to date on mercury levels in Great Lakes fish, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study suggests fish virus spread by fish, not boats

(PhysOrg.com) -- Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus could be in a lake without killing fish, according to a new study on the deadly virus that threatens New York's billion dollar sport-fishing industry.

Biology / Ecology

created May 06, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Invasive fish and mussels team up to transfer toxic substances into Great Lakes walleyes

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two notorious Great Lakes invaders -- the zebra mussel and the round goby -- now play a central role in transferring toxic chemicals called PCBs up the food chain and into Saginaw Bay walleyes, ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

EPA, Army Corps urged to consider separating Great Lakes, river basin

The once-radical idea of somehow plugging the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to stop the flow of unwanted species from spilling between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basin is quickly picking up political support.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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