Zebra mussels, nutrients and the 'Dead Zone" : the Great Lakes debate.: En13-3/8-2005E-PDF

"Each mature zebra mussel can filter one litre of water a day.There are now enough zebra mussels in Lake Erie to filter the entire volume of the lake once a week.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates the potential economic impact of the zebra mussel invasion at $5 billion over the next 10 years to American and Canadian water users within the Great Lakes region alone"--p. [1].

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Environment Canada. National Water Research Institute.
Title Zebra mussels, nutrients and the 'Dead Zone" : the Great Lakes debate.
Series title Fact sheet series
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Other formats Paper-[English | French]
Note(s) Caption title.
Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada].
Issued also in French under title: Moules zébrées, éléments nutritifs et la « zone morte » : la question des Grands Lacs.
Issued also in print format.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : National Water Research Institute, Environment Canada, [2005].
Description [3] p. : col. ill.
Catalogue number
  • En13-3/8-2005E-PDF
Subject terms Aquatic ecosystems
Molluscs
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