Freshwater Aquatic Organisms In North America, Freshwater Essay

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Freshwater Aquatic Organisms In North America, freshwater aquatic organisms are more at risk for the invasion of an alien species than there terrestrial counterparts (Dextrase and Mandrak).

While terrestrial species have some ability to migrate to more suitable environments to avoid hazardous situations such as pollution, aquatic species are limited to the water that supports them.

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Synonyms: Ameirus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819), Ameirus nebulosus Lesueur, 1819, Ameiurus lacustris (Walbaum, 1792), Ameiurus vulgaris (Thompson, 1842), Amiurus catus (Linnaeus, 1758), Amiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819), Amiurus vulgaris (Thompson, 1842), Ictalurus nebulosus marmoratus (Holbrook, 1855), Ictalurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819), Ictalurus nebulosus pannonicus Harka & Pinter, 1990, Ictalurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819), Pimelodus atrarius DeKay, 1842, Pimelodus catus...

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Works Cited

Dextrase, A. And N. Mandrak. "Impacts of Alien Invasive Species on Freshwater Fauna at Risk in Canada." Biological Invasions (2006): 13-24. Web.

Global Invasive Species Database. "Ameriurus nebulosus." 2012. Global Invasive Species Database. Web. 9 May 2012.

Osborn, L. "Exotic Species Endanger Native Fish." 2012. Current Results. Web. 9 May 2012.


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