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Corbicula fluminea is a species of freshwater clam native to eastern Asia which has become a successful invasive species throughout the world, including North America, South America, Europe, [1] and New Zealand. [2] [3] It is native to freshwater environments of Eastern Asia, including Russia, Thailand, the Philippines, China, Taiwan, Korea ...
Common carp are abundant throughout the Great Lakes. [45] A report issued in 2012 by the Great Lakes Commission concludes that physical separation of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watersheds is the best long-term solution to prevent Asian carp and other invasive species from migrating between the waterbodies. [46]
As well as being eaten by humans, the soft-shelled clam is relished by sea otters in the eastern Pacific Ocean, [citation needed] where the clam is an invasive species. In New England the soft-shell clam is preyed heavily upon by northern moon snails and invasive green crabs. They are also a favorite of gulls, which pull the clam from the sand ...
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The paper reported the welcome news that over the past decade, the Elkhorn sea otters have significantly reduced the impact of the global invaders. "Back in the early 2000s, we would sometime ...
C. maenas is a widespread invasive species, listed among the 100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species. [2] It is native to the north-east Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea , but has colonised similar habitats in Australia, South Africa, South America and both Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America.
In the Great Lakes region the sea lamprey is an invasive species. In its original habitat, it had co-evolved as a parasite that did not kill its host. However, in the Great Lakes Region, it acts as a predator and can consume up to 40 pounds of fish in its 12–18 month feeding period. [116]
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