A Great Lakes mystery: The case of the disappearing species
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 16:14
in Biology & Nature
Throughout the overlooked depths of Lake Michigan and other Great Lakes, a small but important animal is rapidly disappearing. Until recently, the animal - a shrimplike, energy-dense creature called Diporeia - was a major food source for commercially important species like lake whitefish and many prey fish upon which salmon, trout and walleye rely.