Physical and chemical properties determine zebra mussel invasion success in lakes

Naddafi, Rahmat; Blenckner, Thorsten; Eklöv, Peter; Pettersson, Kurt

doi:10.1007/s10750-011-0689-1

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“…This is within the range of observations elsewhere for the time to peak abundance of quagga mussels in lakes initially dominated by zebra mussels (6-19 years, [9]). Peak densities of dreissenids in Onondaga Lake (> 10,000 /m 2 in 0-6 m) were also comparable to observations elsewhere [15,57,58]. Lake-wide densities would be lower because the 70% of the lake bottom that is below 6 m depth can be anoxic during the summer and had few dreissenid mussels when those depths were sampled.…”

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Zebra or quagga mussel dominance depends on trade-offs between growth and defense—Field support from Onondaga Lake, NY

Rudstam

Gandino

2020

PLoS ONE

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Two invasive mussels (zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha and quagga mussel D. rostriformis bugensis) have restructured the benthic habitat of many water bodies in both Europe and North America. Quagga mussels dominate in most lakes where they co-occur even though zebra mussels typically invade lakes first. A reversal to zebra mussel over time has rarely been observed. Laboratory experiments have shown that quagga mussels grow faster than zebra mussels when predator kairomones are present and this faster growth is associated with lower investment in anti-predator response in quagga mussels than zebra mussels. This led to the hypothesis that the dominance of quagga mussels is due to faster growth that is not offset by higher vulnerability to predators when predation rates are low, as may be expected in newly colonized lakes. It follows that in lakes with high predation pressure, the anti-predatory investments of zebra mussels should be more advantageous and zebra mussels should be the more abundant of the two species. In Onondaga Lake, NY, a meso-eutrophic lake with annual mussel surveys from 2005 to 2018, quagga mussels increased from less than 6% of the combined mussel biomass in 2007 to 82% in 2009 (from 3 to 69% by number), rates typical of this displacement process elsewhere, but then declined again to 11-20% of the mussel biomass in 2016-2018. Average total mussel biomass also declined from 344-524 g shell-on dry weight (SODW)/m 2 in 2009-2011 to 34-73 g SODW/m 2 in 2016-2018, mainly due to fewer quagga mussels. This decline in total mussel biomass and a return to zebra mussel as the most abundant species occurred as the round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) increased in abundance. Both the increase to dominance of quagga mussels and the subsequent decline following the increase in this molluscivorous fish are consistent with the differences in the trade-off between investment in growth and investment in defenses of the two species. We predict that similar changes in dreissenid mussel populations will occur in other lakes following round goby invasions, at least on the habitats colonized by both species.

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Zebra or quagga mussel dominance depends on trade-offs between growth and defense—Field support from Onondaga Lake, NY

Rudstam

Gandino

2020

PLoS ONE

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“…Zebra and quagga mussels are native to the Ponto-Caspian region and are highly successful invaders in European and North American waterbodies (Higgins & Vander Zanden, 2010;Karatayev et al, 2011;Naddafi et al, 2011). Zebra mussels spread across Europe in the 1800s and arrived in North America in the mid-1980s (Mills et al, 1996;Naddafi et al, 2011). Quagga mussels arrived in North America at approximately the same time as zebra mussels (Mills et al, 1996).…”

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Predator‐induced morphological defences in two invasive dreissenid mussels: implications for species replacement

Naddafi

Rudstam

2013

Freshwater Biology

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Summary Induced morphological defences as a response to chemical cues from predators are common in aquatic systems. We evaluated predator‐induced defences and the costs of these responses measured as growth rate reductions in two invasive mussel species. One mussel species (quagga mussel, Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) often dominates the other (zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha) in lakes where they co‐occur. We exposed both species to cues from three important North American predators: round goby (Neogobius melanostomus), which is native in the ancestral range of the mussels, and pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) and rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) that are native in North America. Both mussel species responded to risk cues by increasing shell thickness and decreasing growth rates. The response to round goby was smaller than the response to the two new predators. The strength of the induced response was negatively correlated with growth in both mussel species and both the strength of the induced defence and the decrease in growth were larger for zebra mussels than for quagga mussels. Survival was higher in zebra mussels than in quagga mussels, but there was no significant difference in survival among different risk cue treatments. The lower response and correlated faster growth of quagga mussels than zebra mussels in response to risk cues may be an additional reason for the replacement of zebra mussels by quagga mussels in North America, at least as long as native predators are not a major source of mortality. If true, we predict that both mussel species will co‐occur after the exotic round goby becomes a dominant mussel predator in North America.

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“…The invasive bivalve Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771), also known as the zebra mussel, is a freshwater filter-feeding mollusc, native to the Ponto-Caspian region lakes in South Russia (Naddafi et al, 2011). The worldwide dispersal of D. polymorpha increased significantly during early 19th century.…”

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Modelling the risks of invasive aquatic species spread in Swedish lakes

Weldon¹,

Meriggi²

2023

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Species distribution modelling is a valuable tool for identifying areas most at risk of the spread of invasive species. Here we model the environmental factors governing the distributions of two invasive species of concern that are currently found in Sweden at only a limited number of locations: the aquatic macrophyte Elodea nuttallii (Nuttall’s waterweed / smal vattenpest) and the bivalve Dreissena polymorpha (Zebra mussel / vandrarmussla). For E.nuttallii, the greatest risk factors are connectivity with other water bodies (facilitating dispersion), human population density and length of growing season. This implies that it is principally well-connected lakes in populated areas of southern Sweden that are most at risk of further spread (although other areas of concern are identified). For D.polymorpha, water alkalinity and the proportion of agricultural land (a source of nutrient pollution) are the most important factors, and the models identify lakes Vänern and Vättern, waters in parts of Östergötland, Jämtland and Gotland as key areas of concern for further spread.

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Physical and chemical properties determine zebra mussel invasion success in lakes

Cited by 21 publications

References 55 publications

Zebra or quagga mussel dominance depends on trade-offs between growth and defense—Field support from Onondaga Lake, NY

Zebra or quagga mussel dominance depends on trade-offs between growth and defense—Field support from Onondaga Lake, NY

Predator‐induced morphological defences in two invasive dreissenid mussels: implications for species replacement

Modelling the risks of invasive aquatic species spread in Swedish lakes

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