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<blockquote data-quote="Lycanthrope" data-source="post: 42653" data-attributes="member: 562">The dreaded zebra mussel — an invasive species — is killing off native&nbsp; species in lakes and rivers all over the country. But in Lake Ontario,&nbsp; it turns out the zebra mussel has had a positive impact for salmon&nbsp; fishermen. It's producing fatter, faster-growing salmon.- - - Updated - - -Zebra mussels provide several benefits to the waters in which they live. A single mussel can filter up to one liter of water perday as a method of obtaining its food (Conservationist, p. 39),which effectively rids the surrounding areas of many pollutantsincluding cadmium and selenium (Omni, p. 29). Mussels can alsofilter out green-brown algaes, which frequently discolor water. Theresulting clear water provides the habitat needed for an increasein the numbers of snails, crayfish, and amphipods which are theneaten as food by other species of gamefish (Cohen, p. 16).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lycanthrope, post: 42653, member: 562"] The dreaded zebra mussel — an invasive species — is killing off native species in lakes and rivers all over the country. But in Lake Ontario, it turns out the zebra mussel has had a positive impact for salmon fishermen. It's producing fatter, faster-growing salmon. [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] Zebra mussels provide several benefits to the waters in which they live. A single mussel can filter up to one liter of water per day as a method of obtaining its food (Conservationist, p. 39), which effectively rids the surrounding areas of many pollutants including cadmium and selenium (Omni, p. 29). Mussels can also filter out green-brown algaes, which frequently discolor water. The resulting clear water provides the habitat needed for an increase in the numbers of snails, crayfish, and amphipods which are then eaten as food by other species of gamefish (Cohen, p. 16). [/QUOTE]

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