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Invasive species have caused a significant amount of damage to the Great Lakes Food Web in recent years. The alien species of fish, of 25 at least know, are in constant competition with the native fish for food and a habitat. The invasive species are also the cause of the degrading of coastal wetlands.
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What are great lakes issues?
Invasive species...........pollution
Are white perch fish invasive species to the great lakes?
Yes
How do you use invasive species in a sentence?
We try to stop invasive species entering our rivers and lakes.
Is hyacinth an invasive species?
Water hyacinth is an invasive species. It comes from the Amazon River and is now a problem in the Great Lakes. Ten plants can become over 600 plants in three months.The spring flower bulb is not invasive.
Could the sea lamprey have a major impact on the trout population in the Great Lakes?
Absolutely. As an invasive species, the lamprey has no natural enemies, and the fish of the Great Lakes have no defenses against them.
What is the problems with invasive species?
Native species have natural enemies and do not usually cause a problem. Invasive species frequently do not have natural predators. As a result, Invasive species can create tremendous problems for people. For example: in Florida Water Hyacinths turned lakes into dead zones and breeding areas for mosquitoes. They have done the same in Africa. Africa does not need more mosquitoes spreading malaria. In the Great Lakes, the zebra mussel has choked off water inlets. For a while in the Great Lakes, lampreys killed the fish. In Alabama, an invasive plant threatens to destroy the timber industry. Thus, some invasive species have crowded out native species and made major changes in the ecology. As they crowd out the natural species they can bring plagues and pestilence with them. They can also cause the failure of modern machinery.
What did Asian carp do to the great lakes?
They were actually blocked by an electrical gate in a river in Illinois (Info from Shedd Aquarium in Chicago) But, if they would go to the great lakes they would eat little fish and be a invasive species as they are now
Where can you find zebra mussel?
The zebra mussel is indigenous to lakes and rives in Southern Russia but has become an invasive species infesting lakes and rivers in the US Great Lakes region - and most recently getting into the Hudson river.
What year did the eurasian ruffe first arrive in great lake?
the invasive species of the fish Ruffe arrived in the great lakes in the year of 1985 or way to many years ago.
What blood sucking parasitic fish invaded the Great Lakes in the 1930's almost wiping out the Lake trout population?
An invasive species called the sea lamprey entered the Great Lakes .The lamprey preyed on the trout and had no natural predators.
What is the round goby?
a round goby is a type of fish that is a invasive species in all lakes in and around Michigan
How do you make an editorial about the state of the great lakes?
you just write about the Great lakes. Your supposed to have an introduction 3 paragraphs and a conclusion. For the introduction: tell who you are, where you live, and why you are qualified to write the editorial. Paragraph 2: give 2 examples for the serious problems of pollution in the Great Lakes. Paragraph 3: give 2 examples for how serious invasive species problem the Great lakes. Paragraph 4: give 2 examples for how serious the loss of habitat is in the Great Lakes. Conclusion: 5 things that need to be done to improve the Great Lakes.
