On 5/27/2011 6:53 PM, *e#c wrote:
On May 26, 10:06 pm, wrote:
http://outdoornews.com/news/article_...88fd-001cc4c03...

Zebra Mussels helped to clean up Lake Erie. It's those dam Asian Carp
you should be wary of.


What impact are Zebra mussels having on the ecosystem?

One of the most well documented impacts is on our native mussels. Zebra
mussels are anchoring themselves by the thousands to native mussels
making it impossible for the native mussel to function. As many as
10,000 zebra mussels have attached to a single native mussel. Our
natives have all but disappeared in Lake St. Clair and the western basin
of Lake Erie. Zebra mussels also are filtering the Great Lakes at an
amazing rate, making the lake very clear. Most people assume that this
increased visibility in the water must mean the water is "cleaner". Not
true. All they have done is filter out all the algae which normally
would be food for native microscopic organisms.