Tag: invasive species
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Mathematician develops model to control spread of aquatic invasive species
Credit: University of Tennessee Adjusting the water flow rate in a river can prevent invasive species from moving upstream and expanding their range. An applied mathematician at UT has developed a partial differential equation model to find the desired flow rate to reduce invasive populations. The model is detailed in a new paper by Suzanne…
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Chicago water pollution may be keeping invasive silver carp out of Great Lakes, study says
Photo: Great Lakes. Credit: CC0 Public Domain Invasive silver carp have been moving north toward the Great Lakes since their accidental release in the 1970s. The large filter-feeding fish, which are known to jump from the water and wallop anglers, threaten aquatic food webs as well as the $7 billion Great Lakes fishery. But, for…
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Seabirds Return to Desecheo Island One Year After Restoration
One year after Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico was declared free of invasive species, Island Conservation and partners are beginning to see signs of recovery, including Audubon’s Shearwaters sighted on the island for the first time and new Bridled Tern nests discovered. Historians say that you could hardly see the sky for the birds. This was…
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Washington state to use dog to detect invasive mussels on boats
This photo provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows a group of zebra mussels. Government officials are cracking down on ships that allow in invasive species. (Anonymous/The Associated Press) Quagga and zebra mussels siphon in water to pluck out microscopic organisms that can throw food chains out of balance, and their sheer numbers in…
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Water and wetlands
Wynchnor Washland — part of Staffordshire WT’s Farming Floodplains For the Future project (credit Nick Mott) Wetlands are vital part of our natural world – the lives of animals, plants and people depend on their health. Wetlands provide food, water, transport networks, help reduce the impacts of extreme weather events and are places of beauty…
