zebra mussel - Impacts

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

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Impact ID	Scientific Name	Impact Type	Study Type	Study Location	Impact Description	Reference
2689	Dreissena polymorpha	Habitat Alteration	Observational	Field	There appears to have been no adverse impacts of zebra mussel on walleye reproduction in western...	9007
2783	Dreissena polymorpha	Habitat Alteration	Experimental	Laboratory	Zebra mussel populations living on soft sediments significantly reduced the foraging efficiencies...	20370
2850	Dreissena polymorpha	Habitat Alteration	Experimental	Laboratory	The increase in complexity of bottom habitat provided by zebra mussels caused an increase in...	20579
2976	Dreissena polymorpha	Habitat Alteration	Observational	Field	After the arrival of the zebra mussel, water clarity increased chlorophyll a decreased....	22627
3025	Dreissena polymorpha	Habitat Alteration	Observational	Field	Zebra mussels have the capacity to reduce turbidity to allow submersed macrophytes such as...	23033
3104	Dreissena polymorpha	Habitat Alteration	Observational	Field	Densities of some benthic organisms such as Amphipoda and Gastropoda have increased in shallow...	23399
3114	Dreissena polymorpha	Habitat Alteration	Observational	Field	Zebra mussels attached to dragonfly larvae causing them to bury more slowly and not as deep into...	27106
3117	Dreissena polymorpha	Habitat Alteration	Experimental	Laboratory	Zebra mussels may enhance the establishment, spread, and potential impacts of invasive crayfish...	32046
3458	Dreissena polymorpha	Habitat Alteration	Anecdotal	Field	Native plants Najas guadalupensis and Elodea canadensis, and the submersed...	10476
3460	Dreissena polymorpha	Habitat Alteration	Anecdotal	Field	The nonative Myriophyllum spicatum, Potamogeton crispus, and the submersed form...	10476
6395	Dreissena polymorpha	Habitat Alteration	Anecdotal	N/A	Presence of Dreissena polymorpha in Storm Lake had led to an increase in water clarity.	41888
6428	Dreissena polymorpha	Habitat Alteration	Observational	Field	Dreissena polymorpha filter particles from the water, resulting in increased light...	41925
7388	Dreissena polymorpha	Habitat Alteration	Anecdotal	N/A	Dreissena polymorpha beds change the substrate structure, which provide more colonization...	42296
7395	Dreissena polymorpha	Habitat Alteration	Observational	Field	Colonies of Dreissena polymorpha hinder the spawning of Salvelinus namaycush.	42296
8282	Dreissena polymorpha	Habitat Alteration	Observational	Field	In Lake Erie, the rate of biosedimentation through pseudofeces production was very high (28mg/cm2...	13802
8283	Dreissena polymorpha	Habitat Alteration	Anecdotal	N/A	Increased water clarity from Dreissena polymorpha allows light to penetrate further...	24608
8284	Dreissena polymorpha	Habitat Alteration	Observational	Field	Increasing amounts of pseudofeces and biodeposits could also have an impact on multiple trophic...	13790

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