Dreissena polymorpha
Dreissena polymorpha
(zebra mussel)
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42 results for Dreissena polymorpha (zebra mussel)

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Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Reference
2686 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Experimental N/A Predictive models showed unionid mortality (reflected by the proportion of dead unionids) was... 9005
2690 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Observational Field Shells of individual unionids carry in excess of 10,000 D. polymorpha, and lipid reserves... 9052
2692 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Observational Field There was a strong negative correlation between Dreissena biomass and abundance of live... 9058
2693 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Observational Field This study suggests that fouling by D. polymorpha will result in significant changes in... 9087
2694 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Observational Field The results indicate that unionids are being negatively affected by zebra mussels in the Great... 9094
2695 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Observational Field The density of native mussels was significantly lower in 1992 than in 1986. The number of sites... 9095
2698 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Observational Field A reduction in the number of locations with native mussels indicate that populations are being... 9113
2705 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Experimental Laboratory It has been shown that zebra mussel infestation is responsible for the starvation of native unionid... 13811
2707 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Experimental Laboratory Larval bluegill Lepomis macrochirisfish raised in the presence of zebra mussels grew more... 13820
2709 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Experimental Field In a field experiment, reproduction of native mussels were negatively affected by the encrustation... 14765
2710 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Experimental N/A A model showed that over dozens of native mussel species in the Mississippi River basin are... 14767
2713 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Observational Field The densities of three species of unionid clams, recruitment of young-of-the-year unionids, and... 14801
2722 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Observational Field By limiting the mobility of gastropods and native unionid mussels, invasive zebra mussels disrupt... 17064
2730 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Observational Field The Diporeia decline in deep waters preceded the expansion of non-native quagga mussels to... 17067
2734 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Observational Field Results of this study suggest that native unionid mussel populations have been extirpated from main... 17671
2779 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Observational Field Native unionid mussels infested with zebra mussels attached had higher ammonia excretion rates... 20352
2782 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Experimental Laboratory Fathead minnows Pimephales promelassuffered high mortality when occurring with zebra... 20365
2873 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Experimental Laboratory The survival of the snail Pleurocera canaliculatum is threatened by the changing substrate... 20589
2886 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Experimental Laboratory Zebra mussels,Dreissena polymorpha, negatively impacted glycogen levels of zebra mussel... 20607
2888 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Observational Field The loss of 5 unionid species in the lake is likely attributable at least in part to interactions... 20617
2898 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Observational Field Zebra mussels appeared to have no effect on the native unionid mussel population in this marsh... 20742
2900 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Observational Field Moderate levels of 100-200 zebra mussels attached on a native unionid mussel can be catastrophic to... 20771
3012 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Observational Field There was a significant diet overlap between native unionid mussels and zebra mussels. Algal... 22932
3022 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Observational Field "This study suggests that high mortality of unionids can occur between 4 and 6 years after initial... 23021
3023 Dreissena polymorpha Competition Observational Field Densities of Sphaeriidae decreased significantly after the arrival of the zebra mussel. 23022
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