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We are an environmental science course at St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, NJ, taught by Mrs. T. We'll be blogging about environmental issues all term, so please stay tuned!

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

THE ROCK SNOT (DiBYMO)

The Rock Snot, Dibymo, is an aquatic invasive species that has been turning ecosystems upside down. The Rock Snot is native to Northern Europe and  Northern North America. The rock snot resembles a slimy blob mass. The rock snot is an invasive species because it has been traveling fast and growing in other river ecosystems, now this wouldn't be a problem if i didn't bloom, but it does. During the winter the winter in forms a thick layer on the bottom of streams and almost looks like a rug or mat, but in the spring the Dibymo blooms and spreads out and covers entire rivers. The biggest issue with the Dibymo is the fact that it stifles rivers cutting of food supplies and oxygen for the other marine life organism in the river. The rock snot has been causing problems in America and in many other countries. Governments have started campaigning agencies to commit to purely getting rid of these rock snots in rivers. The rock snot is an ever growing problem.
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