asian carp eat alge
The effects of the Asian carp being introduced into an environment is dependent upon which environment is in question. The Asian carp being introduced into the Great Lakes has had many negative affects.
There is more types of asian carp and there is at least two.
Asian carp, starlings; white tailed deer, humans, and coyotes (in many areas); White perch, English sparrows.
Asian carp are an invasive fish that has made its way to the Great Lakes. Adult Asian carp are too large to be eaten by any natural predators, but juvenile carp are eaten by White pelicans and eagles and other larger fish.
Asian carp's food web involves plankton-algae, and other microscopic organisms.
The Asian Carp is native in Asia.
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The Asian carp spreads very quickly by laying its many eggs in fast moving waters. This type of fish can lay hundreds of thousands of eggs in a new habitat. The adult Asian carp is a large fish and is so fast-growing that it poses a threat to other fish in many rivers and lakes across the United States.
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The group of fish collectively referred to as "Asian carp" are actually made up of four distinct species: the Bighead Carp, the Black Carp, the Grass Carp and the Silver Carp. According to the US Department of Agriculture, the Grass Carp was the first to reach American waterways in 1963. This was followed by the introduction of the Black Carp in the early 1970's, the Bighead Carp in 1972 and finally the Silver Carp in 1973.