Asian Carp Invasive Species - Why the Asian carp are such a threat for the Great Lakes ?

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Asian carp are species of heavy-bodied cyprinid fish including grass carp, common carp, silver carp, bighead carp, black carp, crucian carp and others. Imported from China to USA in the 1970s by catfish farmers to control algae growth in their ponds the Asian carp is currently considered as an invasive species that could become a major risk to the Great Lakes Ecosystem threatening to destroy one of the most valuable aquatic regions in the U.S. Recently, a new strategy proposed by the US government to fight against Asian carp was enacted, to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. To find more about Asian carp, its history and classification read this book.

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• Assisted by: Edward R. Miller-Jones (Editor), Edwar R Miller-Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: FastBook Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.04.2012
• EAN: 9786130127039
• ISBN: 978-613-0-12703-9
• No. of pages: 144
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology