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Article: The characteristics and potential ecological effects of the exotic crustacean zooplankter Cercopagis pengoi (Cladocera: Cercopagidae), a recent invader of Lake Erie (1).
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- The Ohio Journal of Science
- Article date:
- September 1, 2003
- Author:
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ABSTRACT. The invasive zooplankter Cercopagis pengoi was recorded for the first time in Lake Erie during August 2001 following previous colonization of Lakes Ontario and Michigan. Cercopagis pengoi (Cladocera: Cercopagidae) is from the Ponto-Caspian region of Eurasia, as is a previous cercopagid invader, Bythotrephes longimanus. Cercopagis tolerates a wide range of salinities and temperatures, has many life history traits characteristic of a successful invader, and has previously invaded the Baltic Sea Cercopagis may affect native zooplankton populations and fish populations through both predation and competition, although the extent of these interactions is not yet known. ...
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