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California's response to the zebra/quagga mussel invasion in the West  The goal of these recommendations is to protect California waters and water .... Caspian, and Aral sea drainages in eastern Europe and western Asia. ... In the 1980s, two species of zebra mussels appeared in the North American Great Lakes, .... nearly 300 native species of freshwater clams in North America, most of.
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The Zebra Mussel Invasion of the Great Lakes and its Ecological ...  Mar 15, 2012 ... ... from their native Black and Caspian Sea in the late 1980's, the invasive Zebra ... These tiny little bivalves, due to the fact that a single female can lay up to ... direct impacts on the Great Lakes include out-competing native species, ... Because of their strong byssal fibers, the zebra mussel can attach to most...
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Zebra Mussel Fact Sheet - Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies  polymorpha) is a small bivalve originally native to the Caspian Sea region. Zebra ... mid-1980s in the ballast water of a ship. ... Great Lakes and the waters draining ... The zebra mussel invasion has had profound effects on the Hudson River ... These mussels were most likely ... fibers tipped with a strong, sticky substance.
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Background Information - International Association for Great Lakes ...  What Effect Are These Organisms Having On The Great Lakes? 1. ... The earliest record of an aquatic species invasion in the Great Lakes is the sea lamprey, ... For example, establishment of zebra mussels in the Great Lakes was followed ... Since the mid-1980s species native to the Ponto-Caspian basins (Black, Caspian,...
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ecological impact of ponto-caspian invaders in ... - Redpath Museum  replace native species. ... The colonization of European ports by these species led to ... species discovered in the Great Lakes since the mid1980s are ... Ponto-Caspian species invading inland Europe, the Baltic Sea, and the North American .... Bivalvia. Dreissena polymer-Elbe, Rhine <1828 Curonian and Lake St 1988.
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Nutria, an Invasive Rodent - Aphis - US Department of Agriculture  The nutria (Myocastor coypus), a large, semi-aquatic rodent native to ... its fur. When the nutria fur market collapsed in the 1940s, thousands of nutria were released into the wild by ranchers who ... tria are about one-third the size of an adult beaver ... broad flat tails that they often smack loudly on the water to signal alarm.
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Mammalian Diversification: From Chromosomes to Phylogeography  Jun 24, 2001 ... participation of the many individuals who traveled to Berkeley to help celebrate .... pocket mice (genus Chaetodipus) of the southwestern United States. ..... (Oxymycterus, Hinojosa et al., 1987; Akodon, Myers and Patton, 1989a, ...... The authors would like to extend their sincere gratitude to Jim Patton for his.
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American Seafood's Next Big Thing? - The Atlantic  Jul 2, 2009 ... In the decades since H.L. Mencken called the Chesapeake Bay an "immense protein factory," the bay has deteriorated into America's most...
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2000 - USGS Mineral Resources Program - U.S. Geological Survey  and are independent and equal subjects under international law. The CIS is ... its oil reserves located offshore in the Caspian Sea. A large ... region [estimated to be between 18 billion barrels (Gbbl) and 35. Gbbl] were comparable with those of the United States (22. Gbbl) and greater than those in the North Sea (17 Gbbl)];.
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Geology | Lake Champlain Questions  But the Lake Champlain Basin was not scooped out by the ice sheets. ... Dolomite, formed in the Cambrian geologic period, about 500 million years ago. ... Some geologists believe that the erosion is outpacing the uplift, however. ... great blue heron ... These lake segments include: the South Lake, the Main Lake (or Broad...
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During the second plague these amphibians came out of the water ...  During the second plague these amphibians came out of the water - Ancient Aliens.
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Bivalvia - Wikipedia  Bivalvia, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. ... They include clams, oysters, cockles, mussels, scallops, and numerous other families that live in...
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Jellyfish identification guide and sting treatment 2015 ... - med-jellyrisk  Mediterranean jellyfish and other gelatinous organisms, ... umbrella oral arms dumbbell stomach. Mesoglea endoderm ectoderm ... species were recorded in the Gulf of Venice, undoubtedly introduced through the ballast water of ships hailing ..... Porpita. 1-5 cm. Y. O. UR. HELP IS N. EEDED ! If yo. u s ee th e se je llies, tak.
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Great Lakes - Wikipedia  The ruffe, a small percid fish from Eurasia, became the most abundant fish species in Lake Superior's Saint Louis River within five years of its detection in 1986.
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When Pigs Fly Returns: Predatory Mesozoic Marine Reptiles  Jun 4, 2008 ... During the Mesozoic period (and even stretching back to the ... But even as these more basal forms filled the oceans, still more reptiles poured into the sea. ... invaded nearshore environments, and during the Cretaceous period, ... predatory monsters who ruled the seas until the end of the Mesozoic era.
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Baton Rouge to New Orleans - Lower Mississippi River - River Gator  Invasive species that have moved in include water hyacinth, Bidens sp. ... control of invasive plant species that have overtaken much of this important and scenic swamp. ... This is one of the better duck ponds within the Lake Pontchartrain system. ... A strip of cypress tupelo is present along the Lake Pontchartrain boundary.
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louisiana facts  The Louisiana Iris (Giganticaerulea) is perhaps the most magnificent of its species. Although it is ... The alligator was adopted as Louisiana's state reptile in 1983. It lives in waters and ... The crawfish was adopted as State Crustacean in 1983.
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Rise and Fall of the Caspian Sea - National Geographic  Three new littoral statesAzerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistanhave .... At one old Soviet derrick I visited not far from the sea, leaks of water and salts had ... the complex from the sea, flamingos sometimes wade in the shallow water. ..... This man scooped out the roe and removed it to a sink, placing it on top of a...
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Ferocious Fish | A Moment of Science - Indiana Public Media  Dec 29, 2003 ... Piranha are native to South American freshwater rivers. ... These meat-eaters have powerful jaws and razor sharp teeth that fit together like...
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THE "GREAT" TRANSITION | Edge.org  When we look back after 370 million years of evolution, the invasion of land ... Shubin's essay, "The 'Great' Transition", was written after the discovery but ... out one of these characteristics for special treatment: True limbs are not seen .... Mudskippers can hop good distances on the mudflats; some of them even climb trees by...
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Pikes - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation  Nicknamed "waterwolves," members of the pike family are well known for ... member of the family - muskellunge - is the largest freshwater game fish in .... is a 46-pound two-ounce monster taken from Great Sacandaga Lake back in 1940 ... Ice derbies are common sporting events for these prize fish in many parts of the State...