Despite doomsday predictions, Asian carp are expected to integrate into the Lake Erie food web without causing any major disasters.
Unfortunately, when the species list expands due to invasive species, native populations can be pushed out as they’re out-competed and fall prey to the intruders.
In ecology, “landmarking” is defined as the tendency of insects and animals to congregate in locations that make it easier for them to find mates. The sites that they flock to are typically easy to find and...
If you’ve read the news regarding the Great Lakes at any point in the past decade or two, you’ve likely heard that those big water bodies are under constant, imminent threat from two sources: invasive Asian carp...
Studying in the La Grange Reach of the Illinois River, scientists at Western Illinois University in collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey, the Illinois Natural History Survey and the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center have found that...
Fish can’t leave footprints, but that doesn’t mean they don’t leave tracks. Anything living in the water parts ways with some genetic material from time to time. Researchers from the University of Notre Dame have improved upon...
A new study suggests that experts are divided on whether Asian carp would thrive in Lake Erie, but they appear more certain that an established carp population may not have much of an effect on some of...