Not good, Lake tahoe got really screwed up (by a lot of things), but mysid shrimp in particular.
I would like to know what species exactly these ones in erie are.
...."As a result, both kokanee and mysids prey on Tahoe’s zooplankton. The pressure has been disastrous for some of Tahoe’s tiny crustacean-like zooplankton (copepods). Daphnia (water fleas) were essentially extinguished and bosmina populations now rise and fall. Because copepods eat phytoplankton, it’s thought the disappearance of daphnia and bosmina played a role in the growth of Tahoe’s algal populations. Bringing mysids to the lake has been called an environmental disaster."........
Full article
http://tahoe.usgs.gov/notes/basinwatch/basinwatch_110900.doc and another
http://tahoe.usgs.gov/notes/basinwatch/basinwatch_111600.doc
post edited by MuskyMastr - 2007/06/15 13:27:40
Better too far back, than too far forward.