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The Invasive Species Asian Sliver Carp
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The Maker’s/Creator’s Ron Robinson Jason Davis
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What are the Asian Silver Carps? Where’d They Come From? *The Asian Silver Carps is from Midwest Asia cultivated in China and is a invasive species and is coming/invading the Mississippi River *They are about 8o to 100 pounds
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What are they doing about it? * An electric barrier has been put up to stop the invasive species Asian Bighead and Silver Carp out, which are the most aggressive two fish.
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How Did They Get Here? * The Asian Silver Carp was introduced into Illinois in the early 70’s in the South farms and been going up river since then *During the flood’s the farm where fish's were at called catfish farms pond overflowed the bank, and got released into the local waterways in the Mississippi River basin
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What’s There Diet? * The diet of an Asian Silver Carp is phytoplankton and also consume zooplankton and detritus Species/Relatives of the carps *Bighead carp *Black carp *Grass carp *Silver carp
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What Effects Could It Have On The Great Lakes? * There are significant threats to the Great Lake since the Asian Silver Carp is large, extremely prolific, and consume a vast amount of food. *The Asian Silver Carp could be and would disrupt and ruin the food chain *Since the have a rapid rate of reproduction, these fish could pose a significant risk to the Great Lakes Ecosystem
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