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From pet to pest: Research warns invasive goldfish are reshaping freshwater ecosystems

A new peer-reviewed study conducted by researchers at The University of Toledo and University of Missouri provides some of the first rigorous experimental evidence that goldfish—one of the world's most popular pets—can dramatically change freshwater ecosystems when released or they escape into the w...

From pet to pest: Research warns invasive goldfish are reshaping freshwater ecosystems
Image: Phys.org
A new peer-reviewed study conducted by researchers at The University of Toledo and University of Missouri provides some of the first rigorous experimental evidence that goldfish—one of the world's most popular pets—can dramatically change freshwater ecosystems when released or they escape into the wild.

Originally published at Phys.org

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