Blog: The Great Lakes and invasive species
This week’s CaliforniaWaterBlog post is an excerpt (Box 1) from a recent Delta Independent Science Board report on non-native species and the California Delta. This excerpt summarizes the experience of the Great Lakes, and how its physical and ecological management has led to waves of profoundly disruptive species invasions, resulting in a sequence of “novel” ecosystems. This sequence of invasions seems likely to continue to shape the Great Lakes. This history is a wake-up and warning for policymakers and those working on California’s Delta.