scholarly journals Population increase and associated effects of zebra mussels Dreissena polymorpha in Lake Mille Lacs, Minnesota, U.S.A.

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 772-792
Author(s):  
Thomas Jones ◽  
Gary Montz
Keyword(s):  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Zebra Mussels ◽  
Population Increase

Demography and growth of the exotic zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in the Rideau River (Ontario)

1995 ◽  
Vol 73 (12) ◽  
pp. 2244-2250 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Martel
Keyword(s):  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Zebra Mussels ◽  
Population Increase ◽  
Size Distributions ◽  
Biological Studies ◽  
Downstream Section ◽  
Young Of The Year ◽  
Lake Systems ◽  
Rideau River

Although many biological studies of the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, have been conducted in lake systems of Europe and, more recently, North America, there is little information about the life-history characteristics of this mollusc in river systems. In the present study, the demography and growth of D. polymorpha were studied in the Rideau River (over a distance of ca. 100 km), Ontario, in 1990, 1993, and 1994. This period coincided with the time of its discovery (October 1990) and rapid population increase (1994) in the river. During 1990, zebra mussels were discovered on the hull of a large steel boat but were not observed on any other substrate. During 1993, zebra mussels were common (1–24 mussels/m2) on reefs, locks, wharves, buoys, and boat hulls in the northern, downstream section of the river near Ottawa, Ontario. During 1994, densities of mussels increased 100- to 10 000-fold (156–23 000/m2) in the downstream section, but remained rare in the upstream section (0–1/m2). Size distributions of young of the year in 1993 and 1994 indicate that mean growth rates of D. polymorpha in the Rideau River (0.090–0.139 mm∙d−1) are comparable to those reported for the Great Lakes and European rivers.

Cross-habitat differences in crush resistance and growth pattern of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha): effects of calcium availability and predator pressure

2006 ◽  
Vol 165 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcin Czarnołęski ◽  
Jan Kozłowski ◽  
Przemysław Kubajak ◽  
Krzysztof Lewandowski ◽  
Tomasz Müller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Pattern ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Zebra Mussels ◽  
Predator Pressure ◽  
Habitat Differences ◽  
Calcium Availability

Projected Changes to the Trophodynamics of PCBs in the Western Lake Erie Ecosystem Attributed to the Presence of Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha)

1998 ◽  
Vol 32 (24) ◽  
pp. 3862-3867 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather A. Morrison ◽  
Frank A. P. C. Gobas ◽  
Rodica Lazar ◽  
D. Michael Whittle ◽  
G. Douglas Haffner
Keyword(s):  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Lake Erie ◽  
Zebra Mussels ◽  
Western Lake ◽  
Projected Changes ◽  
Western Lake Erie

Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) effects on sediment, other zoobenthos, and the diet and growth of adult yellow perch (Perca flavescens) in pond enclosures

1997 ◽  
Vol 54 (8) ◽  
pp. 1903-1915 ◽  
Author(s):  
S A Thayer ◽  
R C Haas ◽  
R D Hunter ◽  
R H Kushler
Keyword(s):  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Structural Heterogeneity ◽  
Zebra Mussels ◽  
Zooplankton Density ◽  
Growth Differences ◽  
Percent Nitrogen ◽  
Induced Changes

Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) in enclosures located in an experimental pond adjacent to Lake St. Clair, Michigan, increased sedimentation rate but had relatively minor effects on percent organic matter and percent nitrogen content of sediment. In contrast, sediment from Lake St. Clair adjacent to zebra mussels was significantly higher in carbon than that 0.5 m away. Zebra mussels increase the nutritional value of surficial sediment and provide greater structural heterogeneity, which is probably more important in causing change among zoobenthos. Zoobenthos and yellow perch (Perca flavescens) diet were dominated by dipteran larvae and leeches. Zoobenthos was significantly different between enclosures with and without zebra mussels. Treatments with zebra mussels had significantly more oligochaetes and tended to have more crustaceans (isopods and amphipods). In June, yellow perch without zebra mussels consumed significantly more zooplankton, and those with mussels had more crustaceans in their diet. Zooplankton density was greater in treatments without zebra mussels. Yellow perch with zebra mussels grew significantly more than those without mussels. Zebra mussels in the enclosures neither reproduced nor were eaten by yellow perch; hence. the observed growth differences were due to indirect effects involving zebra mussel induced changes in benthic structure and biota.

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