Volunteer Monitoring
for Zebra Mussels Ecosystem Impacts
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•Beaches
–Decaying
flesh
–Sharp
shells
Zebra mussels
even cause ecosystem impacts out of the water. When they’re washed up onshore
and die, their decaying flesh gives off an unpleasant odor.
Also, their
sharp shells make swimming and wading and just walking on the beach extremely
uncomfortable.
