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Jim Low
Uninfested waters underline the importance of precautions against spreading the exotic invader.
JEFFERSON CITY–Hardly a week passes without an invasive plant or animal turning up in a new place. Consequently, the latest news about zebra mussels in Missouri reads a bit like “Man bites dog.”
Tim Banek, invasive species coordinator for the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), hears plenty of bad news about zebra mussels and other invasive species. But the lab report he received from 2011 zebra-mussel screenings of selected Missouri lakes and streams contradicts the perception that invasive species are everywhere.
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Jim Low
Uninfested waters underline the importance of precautions against spreading the exotic invader.
JEFFERSON CITY–Hardly a week passes without an invasive plant or animal turning up in a new place. Consequently, the latest news about zebra mussels in Missouri reads a bit like “Man bites dog.”
Tim Banek, invasive species coordinator for the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), hears plenty of bad news about zebra mussels and other invasive species. But the lab report he received from 2011 zebra-mussel screenings of selected Missouri lakes and streams contradicts the perception that invasive species are everywhere.
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