Re: Exotics (Re: NANFA-- Why it's tougher out west...)

Jeff Fullerton (tcmajorr_at_westol.com)
Mon, 20 Sep 1999 13:36:14 -0400

Introduction of fish can wreck havoc on a vernal pool system's amphibian
population. Even if the abscence of water for part of the year can prevent
the fish from reproducing they can stick around long enough to eat up the
entire spawn of the frogs and salamanders that breed there.

And that certainly is typical of many states to promote and campaigne
against the same thing. Like the war on teenage smoking and subsidies for
tobacco farmers!
definitely good examples of our tax dollars at work!

Jeff

----- Original Message -----
From: <peter.unmack_at_asu.edu>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 1999 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: Exotics (Re: NANFA-- Why it's tougher out west...)

> On Mon, 20 Sep 1999, Shireen Gonzaga wrote:
>
> > Exotics: this could be a good Earth&Sky show/essay. Please send examples
> > (extreme examples, that is...the kinds that really capture the attention
of
> > the general public) of introduced fish species wreaking havoc on the
> > ecosystem, and steps that are being taken to solve the problems. If
someone
> > wants to volunteer to write a general overview essay about it
(please???!!!)
> > for the E&S website, that would be *great*. (Subject to approval from
the
> > producers of course, but they haven't turned down a fish topic from us
> > yet,.) Please reply to me directly. thanks, sg
>
> Damnbusia is the ultimate curse, one government department gives them away
and
> tells people they are environmentally friendly while another department
tries
> to get rid of them! They are a major problem for fishes, salamanders, and
> frogs and probably other critters too! There is tons of literature on
them
> also. I don't have time right now to write up a summary, but I maybe
could in
> six months or so.
>
> Cheers
> Peter
>
>
>
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