ZEBRA MUSSEL
by Avery Zinn
FACTS!
- Has black and white zig-zag stripes.
- They are native to canada and the U.S. they invaded Europe.
- They got here on a boat in 1988.
- They have no predators .
MUSSELS !
The top mussel is a ZEBRA MUSSEL.
The bottom mussel is a regular MUSSEL like the one you eat.
WHAT TYPE OF DAMAGE ?
Clogging up cooling system, motors, water systems, and power plants.
EXTENT OF DAMAGE ?
They are killing food for people like regular mussel by siting and sucking the air them
SOLUTION ?
One thing that people are trying to do is washing there boats down with hot water leave them out in the sun to dry. Also people are purifying the water and pipes.
Grass
This is what they look like stuck to grass.
Map
This is were all the zebra mussels have spread.
Spread the message not the mussel
FOOD !
The zebra mussel will never run out of food because they eat algae and algae never dies so they will never die.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtUnVMGpTFs&edufilter=ARLZpaF3N2gxOyOCzrvizg&safe=active
Video
Only watch the firat min or so of the video.
Thanks
link,book,and videos
"EcoKids Home." EcoKids Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Nov. 2013.
Gray, Susan Heinrichs. Zebra Mussel. Ann Arbor, MI: Cherry Lake Pub., 2008. Print
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"Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources." Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Nov. 2013.
THANKS
THANKS FOR READING MY SMORE :)