tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post5424325901265293253..comments2023-10-11T06:28:51.492-04:00Comments on Invasive Species Weblog: Mass Mussel ManiaJennifer Forman Orthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09541113905903121231noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post-60350446670086111692009-07-20T15:12:41.606-04:002009-07-20T15:12:41.606-04:00Response to Anonymous: Much of what you say about...Response to Anonymous: Much of what you say about zebra mussels cleaning water is ture, but on't the zebra mussels also compete with native mollusks? Just wondering what your thoughts are about eliminating native species with non-native species.<br /><br />Bill;www.wildramblings.comBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05750354137071307886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post-52719405895115288182009-07-17T14:24:48.668-04:002009-07-17T14:24:48.668-04:00Zebra mussels are actually beneficial to ecosystem...Zebra mussels are actually beneficial to ecosystems in which they are introduced. Their only fault is that they tend to clog up humans' pumping equipment and turbines in dams. Yet they claim to be environmentalists! I think that these scare tactics are simply used to ensure job security for environmental managers. We are told that nature can't manage itself and that humans' (dispersal of organisms) is wholly unnatural. Homeostasis does not happen at the ecosystem level!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com