Zebra Mussel Infestation of Unionid Bivalves (Unionidae) in North America

Schloesser, Donald W.; Nalepa, Thomas F.; Mackie, Gerry

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“…The process itself has many ramifications for the biology of resident species, ecological communities and not the least for the invader itself. For example, invasion by the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) into North America is associated with a reduction in plankton organisms (Pace et al, 1998) and the alteration of macro-invertebrate communities and competing mussel populations (Schloesser et al, 1996;Strayer et al, 1996). Different but no less severe problems have been caused by invasive social insects such as the Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta) spreading in North America (Porter and Savignano, 1990), the Little Fire Ant (Wasmania auropunctata) invading the Galapagos islands (Lubin, 1984), or the Africanized honey bee (Apis mellifera scutellata) that has steadily expanded its range from its origin in Brazil to the recent invasion of the southern US where it creates difficulties for honey bee breeders and crop pollination (Winston, 1992).…”

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Invasion success of the bumblebee, Bombus terrestris, despite a drastic genetic bottleneck

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Invasion success of the bumblebee, Bombus terrestris, despite a drastic genetic bottleneck

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“…In North America, industrial facilities using surface water for production processes and drinking water companies had to take costly and time-consuming measures to prevent clogging of their intake pipes, with cost estimates ranging up to several billions of dollars by the turn of the century (Roberts 1990;Ludyanskiy et al 1993; Van der Velde et al 1994;Hushak 1996;Pimentel et al 2000). The epizoic colonisation of snails, crayfish and unionid bivalves by this exotic species has led to a decline, and in many cases to a total eradication, of native species (Mackie 1991;Haag et al 1993;Schloesser et al 1996). Seston removal by filterfeeding of this organism has resulted in the transformation of turbid to clear waters (Reeders et al 1989;Bij de Vaate 1990, 1992;Reeders et al 1993), not only resulting in severe ecological impacts due to complete changeovers of local communities, but also in negative socio-economic impacts on commercial-and sport fisheries due to the decline of commercially important fish species such as the Walleye (Sander vitreus) (Mackie 1991;Griffiths 1993; Van der Velde et al 1994;Strayer et al 1999).…”

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Origin of Spanish invasion by the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) revealed by amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) fingerprinting

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The zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha is an aquatic nuisance invasive species originally native to the Ponto-Caspian region where it is found in lakes and delta areas of large rivers draining into the Black and Caspian seas. The dispersal of D. polymorpha began at the end of the 18th century, at a time when shipping trade become increasingly important and many canals were built for linking different navigable river systems in Europe. Over the past 200 years, zebra mussels spread to most of the lakes, rivers and waterways in Europe by a combination of natural and anthropogenic dispersal mechanisms. D. polymorpha invaded Spain around 2001, being found for the first time in the Riba-roja reservoir at the lower part of the Ebro River, NorthEast Spain. The relatively late invasion of Spain was most likely caused by the presence of the Pyrenees, which isolated the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of the European continent, and acted as a barrier to the dispersal of D. polymorpha. In recent studies, 123Biol Invasions (2009( ) 11:2147( -2159( DOI 10.1007 molecular genetic methods have successfully been used to determine phylo-geographic relationships, which may reflect invasion corridors and can help retrace source populations. Zebra mussels from populations in Great Britain, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Romania and North America were analyzed using PCR based amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP)-fingerprinting to determine the source population of D. polymorpha in Spain. The phylogenetic analyses and pair-wise genetic distances revealed that the recent invasion of zebra mussels in Spain is most likely from France.

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“…Most (89%) of these new records, however, were associated with weathered shells. the large amount of shell material encountered during this study is likely the result of high mortality of native mussels following the Zebra Mussel colonization of Rondeau Bay (Schloesser et al 1996) and likely offset the poor detectability typical of many freshwater mussel species (Strayer and Smith 2003). the remaining, depauperate mussel fauna in Rondeau Bay includes small numbers of 3 species-at-risk and 1 abundant species.…”

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Remnant Freshwater Mussel Diversity in Rondeau Bay, Lake Erie

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. 2016. Remnant freshwater mussel diversity in Rondeau Bay, Lake Erie. canadian Field-naturalist 130(1): 76-81.in 2014 and 2015, 27 sites in Rondeau Bay, ontario, canada, were surveyed for freshwater mussels. Rondeau Bay is a large coastal wetland on the north shore of Lake Erie. twenty-three species were identified from 120 live mussels, 15 fresh whole shells, 329 weathered whole shells, and 1121 weathered valves. Live individuals of the following species were collected: Eastern pondmussel (Ligumia nasuta; endangered in canada), Giant Floater (Pyganodon grandis), Round pigtoe (Pleurobema sintoxia; endangered in canada), and three-ridge (Amblema plicata). Fresh whole shells of the Mapleleaf (Quadrula quadrula; threatened in canada) were also found. Most species (78%), including 7 species at risk, were collected only as weathered shells. these results indicate a substantial decline in freshwater mussel diversity since the Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) invasion of Lake Erie. Evidence shows that a viable population of only Giant Floater remains.

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Zebra Mussel Infestation of Unionid Bivalves (Unionidae) in North America

Cited by 163 publications

References 18 publications

Invasion success of the bumblebee, Bombus terrestris, despite a drastic genetic bottleneck

Invasion success of the bumblebee, Bombus terrestris, despite a drastic genetic bottleneck

Origin of Spanish invasion by the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) revealed by amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) fingerprinting

Remnant Freshwater Mussel Diversity in Rondeau Bay, Lake Erie

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