Identifying environmental hazards

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Identifying Environmental Hazards

In this lab, you will determine how an invasive species-the zebra and quagga mussel-affects other species in the freshwater lake.

Instructions: You will write a 1-page lab report using the scientific method to answer the following questions:
· Why do you see increases and decreases in the invasive species population?
· What are the implications associated with these alterations to the ecosystem as a whole?

Years	Zebra and Quagga Mussel (density/m2)	Phytoplankton (µg/ml)	Zooplankton (µg/ml)	CladophoraBiomass (g/m2)	Foraging Fish (kilotons)	Lake Trout (kilotons)
0	100	3	2	10	150	15
4	1,000	2.5	1	100	100	10
7	2,500	2	0.5	200	80	8
10	7,500	1.5	0.25	600	50	5
13	15,000	1	0.1	700	25	2.5
16	7,500	1.5	0.2	243	40	4
20	5,000	1.75	0.4	136	60

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