Seasonal and Annual Variation in Weight and Biochemical Content of the Zebra Mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, in Lake St. Clair

Nalepa, Thomas F.; Cavaletto, Joann F.; Ford, Mark; Gordon, William G.; Wimmer, Marijo

doi:10.1016/s0380-1330(93)71240-x

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“…Thus, bivalve deployment stations where water column salinities are generally <18 ppt would not be optimal for maintaining good mussel health but would be tolerable for oysters. As a second example, bivalves can experience seasonal variation in weight and biochemical content of their soft tissue (Williams & McMahon, 1989;Zandee, Klutymans, Zurburg, & Pieters, 1980) that is related to the energetic demands of gametogenesis (Nalepa, Cavaletto, Ford, Gordon, & Wimmer, 1993).…”

Section: Temporal Trendsmentioning

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in bivalves from the San Francisco estuary: Spatial distributions, temporal trends, and sources (1993–2001)

Orós

Ross

2005

Marine Environmental Research

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in bivalves from the San Francisco estuary: Spatial distributions, temporal trends, and sources (1993–2001)

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Ross

2005

Marine Environmental Research

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“…In both Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair significant changes in water quality were noted after this species became established. Phyto-plankton abundance and chlorophyll decreased dramatically with a concurrent increase in water clarity (Holland 1993, Leach 1993, Nichols and Hopkins 1993, Nalepa et al 1993.…”

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Effects of Zebra Mussel ( Dreissena polymorpha ) Colonization on Water Quality Parameters in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron

Fahnenstiel

Lang

Nalepa

et al. 1995

Journal of Great Lakes Research

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ABSTRACT. A large-scale study of Saginaw Bay was initiated in 1990 and continued through 1979 -1980 (STORED were combined with our 1990 and compared to values from the post zebra mussel period (jail 1991, all 1992 and 1993). At stations with high densities of zebra mussels, chlorophyll and total P decreased by 66% and 48%, respectively, and Secchi disk values increased 88%. At outer bay control stations no significant differences were found for chlorophyll or Secchi disk. When parameters were averaged throughout inner Saginaw Bay, zebra mussels caused a 59% and 43% decrease in chlorophyll and in total phosphorus and a 60% increase in Secchi disk transparency. Although zebra mussels significantly altered water quality parameters in the pelagic region of Saginaw Bay, they did not necessarily change system trophic state; rather they altered the spatial partitioning of resources.INDEX WORDS: Zebra mussels, water quality, Saginaw Bay.

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“…It is possible that the observed phenomenon is one of the causes of dense aggregations created by dreissenid mussels (e.g. : STAÑCZYKOWSKA 1964, NALEPA et al 1993, PROTASOV & SINITSINA 1994.…”

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Impact of conspecifics on recruitment and behaviour of Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)

Kobak¹

2003

Folia Malac.

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Behaviour of larvae, juveniles and adults of Dreissena polymorpha in the presence of the conspecifics was investigated in field and laboratory experiments. Mussel recruitment was studied in plastic chambers containing living conspecifics, their empty shells or calcareous, mussel-sized stones. The objects were glued to the chamber bottom and covered by nylon mesh. The experiment was carried out in the channel connecting the Port Zimowy harbour with the Vistula River (Toruñ, Poland). Total mussel densities in the above treatments were the same as in the empty chambers. However, the distribution of the new settlers depended on the quality of the glued objects, with the vicinity of living mussels and empty shells being preferred to stones. This suggests that mussels responded to conspecifics after settling on substrate. Migration of juvenile and adult mussels in the presence of the same stimuli was then studied in a laboratory experiment. Both groups preferred the vicinity of living conspecifics, but any kind of the firmly attached objects decreased the number of individuals leaving the substrate, compared to the flat surfaces.

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Seasonal and Annual Variation in Weight and Biochemical Content of the Zebra Mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, in Lake St. Clair

Abstract: ABSTRACT. Zebra mussels, Dreissena polymorpha, were collected monthly from April/May to November in 1990 and

Cited by 68 publications

References 32 publications

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in bivalves from the San Francisco estuary: Spatial distributions, temporal trends, and sources (1993–2001)

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in bivalves from the San Francisco estuary: Spatial distributions, temporal trends, and sources (1993–2001)

Effects of Zebra Mussel ( Dreissena polymorpha ) Colonization on Water Quality Parameters in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron

Impact of conspecifics on recruitment and behaviour of Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)

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