Vocabulary: National Science Educational Standards » Term: Life science K- 4 » Records: Organisms and their environments » ID: 273

Click image to see larger image	Zebra mussel impacts
Location	http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/photogallery/Waterlife/
Observations	Thousands of zebra mussels are attached to a yellow current meter.
Explanations	Not only do zebra mussels out-compete native species for food and space, they also are a nuisance and attach (in the numbers of thousands) to boats and other water equipment.
California Standards	Organism survival
National Standards	Human impact
Related NSF Exemplary Curriculum	Time-lapse
Related Sets	Invasion of the zebra mussel
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Authors	Katie Hale khale92807@aol.com Biological Sciences, CSUF
Publisher	Jana Goldman, NOAA (301) 713-2483 Jul 14 2003

This material is based upon work that was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0127164 to California State University Fullerton. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.