Stopping the spiny water flea
Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - 10:02
in Earth & Climate
A tiny invader is quietly undermining the base of the food chain for fish in our lakes. The spiny water flea, a crustacean now ensconced in many northern lakes—including 35-40 in Minnesota—eats the smaller, native water fleas that sustain many small fish. Which in turn sustain larger fish. Small fish don’t eat many spiny water […]