Dreissena bugensis
Dreissena bugensis
(quagga mussel)
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11 results for Dreissena bugensis (quagga mussel)

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Reference
3459 Dreissena bugensis Habitat Alteration Anecdotal Field Native plants Najas guadalupensis and Elodea canadensis, and the submersed annuals... 10476
3461 Dreissena bugensis Habitat Alteration Anecdotal Field The nonative Myriophyllum spicatum, Potamogeton crispus, and the submersed form... 10476
6344 Dreissena bugensis Habitat Alteration Experimental Field Higher Dreissena bugensis density led to higher invertebrate density by increasing... 38971
6348 Dreissena bugensis Habitat Alteration Anecdotal Field Dreissena bugensis could aid in the establishment of the invasive invertebrate... 38971
7389 Dreissena bugensis Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A Dreissena bugensis beds change the substrate structure, which provide more colonization... 42296
7394 Dreissena bugensis Habitat Alteration Observational Field Colonies of Dreissena bugensis hinder the spawning of Salvelinus namaycush. 42296
8243 Dreissena bugensis Habitat Alteration Anecdotal N/A Quagga mussels (Dreissena bugensis) are filter-feeders and at high abundances remove substantial... 24624
8244 Dreissena bugensis Habitat Alteration Observational Field While diatoms previously accounted for >50% of phytoplankton composition at the deep chlorophyll... 24624
8245 Dreissena bugensis Habitat Alteration Observational Field Conditions in Lake Michigan, especially in the critical late winter to spring season, indicate that... 24629
8248 Dreissena bugensis Habitat Alteration Observational Field Increasing amounts of pseudofeces and biodeposits could also have an impact on multiple trophic... 13790
8456 Dreissena bugensis Habitat Alteration Observational Field Dreissena bugensis>/em> have been recorded to reduce chlorophyll-a and total phosphorus in the... 37111

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/27/2024].

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