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What caused the number of zooplankton in the Hudson River to increase? *

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The impact of the zebra mussel invasion was changing. If there were fewer large zebra mussels, it made sense that there was more zooplankton. That's because large zebra mussels feed on bigger food particles like zooplankton. Smaller zebra mussels can eat only smaller particles like phytoplankton and bacteria.

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