Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Aquatic invasion

Aquatic invasion: Asexual weed reproducing like crazy in Kenai Peninsula lakes

Posted March 2013

Source: Redoubt Reporter (Alaska) 02/17/2013

A newly discovered invader – the first submerged aquatic – has set off alarms. It can cause so much damage so quickly that a small army of biologists are soliciting help to combat its spread. More startling than its presence was how well it was doing under the thick ice. “When we augered the hole and water splashed out, the elodea splashed out with it, vibrant and green.” READ MORE

 

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