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- — June 29, 2011
Great Lakes round gobies a mixed blessing

For all the trouble they bring, it turns out the invasive round goby might also be doing the Great Lakes a small service. In addition to being a valuable food[…]

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- — June 18, 2011
Quagga and zebra mussels unsettle Great Lakes’ ecosystems

Tiny zebra and quagga mussels are making big trouble for Great Lakes ecosystems. The invading mussels first arrived in the late ’80s and mid ‘90s respectively as stowaways on European[…]

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- — June 1, 2011
New Zealand scientists hope eliminating koi will revive lakes

University of Waikato analysts have developed a solution to rescue New Zealand lakes from invasive koi fish. By placing a barrier in the Waikato River, the researchers have guaranteed that[…]

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- — May 23, 2011
Officials prepare to keep Asian carp from Lake Erie

The Asian carp’s ever-northern journey has environmentalists, scientists, and politicians afraid for the fate of Lake Erie. It has been predicted the invasive carp could utilize the Ohio River as[…]

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