Practice AP Environmental Science questions on how human activities disrupt ecosystem services and create ecological or economic consequences.
Asian carp were first introduced in the southern United States in the 1970s by fish farmers wanting to control algal growth in fish ponds. Asian carp can eat up to 40\% of their body weight in algae each day, and a female carp can produce up to 1 million eggs every year.
Distribution of the Asian Carp in the United States
Describe one impact the introduction of Asian carp could have on the ecosystem services provided by the Great Lakes region.