Mussels, is it Government BS

[dubob]

[quote Troll]So the unpublished proof cited was determined by putting mallards into a pool of unnaturally concentrated mussels and having the ducks walk 10' (2.5 meters) to a pool where a concentration of less than 1/2 viliger (that's 1/2 of an animal) per duck per trip was determined to have occurred. Last I knew it takes 2 whole animals to mate. There is no proof that a duck Flying normal distances from a water with normal concentrations of viligers can carry any viligers to that body of water. There is your data and analysis, right from the source you cited.[/quote][size 4][font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]Troll,[/#800000][/font][/size]
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[size 4][font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]Do you ever bother to read what you write to see if it makes any sense, or are you just to stubborn to admit that you are ever wrong? You can not measure or count ½ a viliger. That figure is an average based on a population of some number of ducks. How many ducks did they use for that study? They didn’t say and I don’t know, but any reasonable person would conclude it was more than 2. Here’s a quote from your post that you obviously are refusing to consider:[/#800000][/font][/size]

Zebra mussels were transported under all situations, but at very low numbers, usually <0.5 mussel per duck per trip. The enhanced zebra mussel densities, the extremely short distances involved, and the fact that the ducks walked rather than flew to the target pools suggest that these rates of transfer overestimate the ability of waterfowl to transport zebra mussels overland.

[size 4][font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]Why do you steadfastly refuse to acknowledge/admit that mussels can and are being transported by waterfowl and are a part of the overall problem?[/#800000][/font][/size]
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[size 4][font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]Granted, the overall impact from this source is very small. I’ve admitted that and all of the studies I’ve read have admitted it. But you are incapable of seeing the forest for the trees. I’m going to say this one more time. Waterfowl are a part of the overall problem. Your belief in that fact matters not. But your stating otherwise is false. I’m done with this discussion with you.[/#800000][/font][/size]
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