tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post113042748735217230..comments2023-10-11T06:28:51.492-04:00Comments on Invasive Species Weblog: Jennifer Forman Orthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09541113905903121231noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post-1130440762469638882005-10-27T15:19:00.000-04:002005-10-27T15:19:00.000-04:00There would not have been a problem with C. virgin...There would not have been a problem with C. virginica without the long-term trashing of Bay waters with agricultural chemicals, etc. I am not familiar with O. ariakensis but am assuming it is more tolerant of pollution and inclined to spread quickly throughout the Bay (and quite likely beyond), or else why would it be a candidate for repopulating the Bay with an exotic oyster? Not directly on point, but my observations of Cypress Creek on the Katy Prairie west of Houston keep turning up Asian freshwater mussels. Asiatic migrants to the USA are said to have brought these organisms along and have released them into many watercourses. I hate to see them competing with the beautiful native bivalves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com