“Mass death of mussels on the German island: what happened to the molluscamine coast of the island of Noderna found a large number of dead American mowing mussels due to severe cold. The molluscs could not be buried in the sand because of the low water and air temperature.”, – WRITE ON: Unn.ua
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The night tide took the shellfish to the shore, and because of the extremely low water and air temperature, they could not burn into the sand, which led to their death from the cold.
Particularly affected by American mowish mussels, which can grow up to 17 cm in length.
This species appeared in the North Sea only in 1979 and is much worse tolerate frosts than local species. In addition to the mussels, marine stars were also noticed among the dead marine inhabitants.
Such phenomena occur every few years and, according to local authorities, do not pose a threat to the ecosystem.
American mowish mussel is marked by high fertility, so its population is not threatened.
And for seagulls, this situation is a real feast, because they have a rare opportunity to eat a lot of light prey.
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