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[…]
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[…]
A recent study conducted on Lake Erie aquatic species has shown that hypoxia events in the lake have a harmful impact on all species, though some are more affected than[…]
Lake Michigan experienced a particularly severe outbreak of avian botulism this year, resulting in greater wildlife fatalities and lasting longer than other recent occurrences. The last notable die-off in Lake[…]
Zebra mussels have been found in two ecologically critical lakes in Connecticut — Lake Lillinonah and Lake Zoar. Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection officials are concerned the invasive species’ proliferation[…]