Lake Michigan Mysteries: Sleeping Bear Dunes

Moraska Lafrancois B. 2016. Lake Michigan Mysteries: Sleeping Bear Dunes

Explores the environmental change and interrelationship been introduced species in northeast Lake Michigan. Quagga mussels and round gobies have altered the aquatic food web and precipitated outbreaks of algae and the botulism toxin. The botulism outbreaks have resulted in die-offs of aquatic birds.

Type
Resource Brief
Authors
Moraska Lafrancois, Brenda
Date of Issue
2016-10
Units
SLBE
Keywords
GLKN Brief, GLRI, Invasive Species
Subjects
Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Invasive Species | Invasive/Exotic animals , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Freshwater Communities

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