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- — March 24, 2016
Lake Mendota Invasive Species Impacts

The spiny water flea is a troubling invasive species in the Great Lakes region. In Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota, the tiny creature has been linked with a reduction in water clarity,[…]

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- — December 8, 2015
Struggling Crater Lake Mazama Newts

No good deed goes unpunished, as the saying goes. And despite the good intentions that Crater Lake National Park managers had back in 1915, stocking crayfish in the lake is[…]

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- — September 24, 2014
Research Summary: Distribution, Seasonality And Putative Origin Of Non-Native Red Alga Bangia Atropurpurea In The Laurentian Great Lakes

The red alga, Bangia atropurpurea, was initially described by Roth in 1805 from the Weser River in Germany and since then has been reported from rivers in Europe and Asia.[…]

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- — July 17, 2014
Liquid Potash Treatment In Lake Winnipeg Successfully Kills Off Zebra Mussels

In May 2014, the government of Manitoba was making plans to treat invasive zebra mussels in Lake Winnipeg with potash, a type of fertilizer. Officials didn’t know if the idea[…]

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