Spiny water fleas in Great Lakes indicate a larger problem

by Amanda Proscia, Great Lakes Echo The self-sustaining populations of the spiny water flea, an invasive species, suggest a greater problem in the Great Lakes, according to researchers. “They reflect a disruptive food web in the Great Lakes,” said Steven Pothoven, a research biologist stationed in Muskegon, Mich., for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Despite its misleading name, the spiny water flea is a crustacean rather than an insect. http://greatlakesecho.org/2014/10/17/spiny-water-fleas-in-great-lakes-indicate-a-larger-problem/