Deadly fish pathogen detected in Australia
A dangerous pathogen, which caused devastating losses in the aquaculture industry in the United States, has been detected in wild Australian catfish for the first time.
Ecology
Sep 18, 2017
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News tagged with native fish
Study links Asian carp with Mississippi River fish drop
Sport fish have declined significantly in portions of the Upper Mississippi River infested with Asian carp, adding evidence to fears about the invader's threat to native species, according to a new study.
Ecology
Nov 16, 2019
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US bans import of Burmese pythons
The United States announced Tuesday it is banning the import of Burmese pythons and three other species of giant constrictor snakes due to the danger they pose to local wildlife.
Ecology
Jan 17, 2012
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Fish invasions follow Panama and Suez canal expansions
World maritime trade grows each year, aided by canal waterways that connect oceans and reduce shipping time, energy consumption and carbon emissions. Following recent expansions of the Panama and Suez canals, non-native fish ...
Ecology
Sep 01, 2020
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Crawling, breathing fish on a course to invade Australia
Australian marine biologists are worried that a species of perch native to Southeast Asia (the climbing perch, aka Anabas testudineus), will soon make its way onto the Australian mainland in the near future, putting native ...
Look out, invasive species: The robots are coming
Invasive species control is notoriously challenging, especially in lakes and rivers where native fish and other wildlife have limited options for escape. In his laboratory's latest foray into using biomimetic robots to understand ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 16, 2019
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Montana lake study reveals how invasive species affect native food webs
Invasive species cause biodiversity loss and about $120 billion in annual damages in the U.S. alone. Despite plentiful evidence that invasive species can change food webs, how invaders disrupt food webs and native species ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 04, 2021
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Great Plains river basins threatened by pumping of aquifers
Suitable habitat for native fishes in many Great Plains streams has been significantly reduced by the pumping of groundwater from the High Plains aquifer – and scientists analyzing the water loss say ecological futures ...
Environment
Nov 18, 2011
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Study says grass carp have invaded three of the Great Lakes
Invasive grass carp have reached three of the Great Lakes and pose a significant environmental risk there, but time remains to prevent them from getting out of hand, according to a scientific analysis released Friday.
Ecology
Jan 28, 2017
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The invasive success of the mosquitofish is due to its genetic variability
The Eastern gambusia (Gambusia holbrooki), also known as the mosquitofish, is one of the world's 100 most invasive species. To understand its expansion across Europe from Spain, where it was introduced in the 1920s, a group ...
Ecology
Jul 12, 2016
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