| Impact ID |
Scientific Name
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Impact Type
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Study Type
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Study Location
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Impact Description
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Geographic Location
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Reference
|
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2904
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Dreissena bugensis
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Predation/Herbivory
|
Observational
|
Field
|
After just two years following the explosion of quagga mussels in Lake Mead, the mussels did appear to impact Daphnia abundance according to historical data.
|
|
20982
|
|
2905
|
Dreissena bugensis
|
Predation/Herbivory
|
Observational
|
Field
|
No impacts were observed on the benthic community one year after the discovery of quagga mussels in Lake Mead in 2007. However, that time frame was very early on in the mussel's establishment.
|
|
20995
|
|
3581
|
Dreissena bugensis
|
Predation/Herbivory
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Availability of quagga mussels in deeper water
may favor the spread of round gobies away from preferred
nearshore areas
|
|
20837
|
|
3965
|
Dreissena bugensis
|
Predation/Herbivory
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
The greatest ecosystem impacts resulted in declines in large piscivorous rainbow trout and lake trout, followed by non-anadromous kokanee salmon, with little effect observed on anadromous sockeye salmon.
|
British Columbia
|
35541
|
|
6422
|
Dreissena bugensis
|
Predation/Herbivory
|
Anecdotal
|
Field
|
Dreissena bugensis disrupt the food chain and poison waterfowl.
|
Lake Lopez, San Luis Obispo, California
|
41922
|
|
7289
|
Dreissena bugensis
|
Predation/Herbivory
|
Observational
|
Field
|
Dreissena bugensis now represents around one third of the dreissenid population in the Moselle River, and at least 60% of dreissenid biomass, 10 years after its first observation in the Moselle River of France.
|
Moselle River, France
|
42204
|
|
7393
|
Dreissena bugensis
|
Predation/Herbivory
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Dreissena bugensis's high filtration rate decreases the abundance of phytoplankton, resulting in cascading effects on nutrient concentrations, water clarity, food competition with zooplankton, and increased macrophyte abundance.
|
|
42296
|
|
7397
|
Dreissena bugensis
|
Predation/Herbivory
|
Observational
|
Field
|
Dreissena bugensis in shallow areas are predated heavily by waterbirds which contributes to an
increase in numbers of overwintering waterbirds and nutrient flows from
waterbirds’ feeding areas to resting areas.
|
|
42296
|
|
7405
|
Dreissena bugensis
|
Predation/Herbivory
|
Observational
|
Field
|
A decrease in phytoplankton biomass and change in phytoplankton composition during spring were observed after Dreissena bugensis replaced Dreissena polymorpha in Lake Michigan.
|
Lake Michigan, USA
|
42296
|
|
8183
|
Dreissena bugensis
|
Predation/Herbivory
|
Observational
|
Field
|
mudpuppies were found to consume Dreissena spp.
|
Wolf Lake, IN/IL
|
42170
|
|
8232
|
Dreissena bugensis
|
Predation/Herbivory
|
Observational
|
Field
|
Declines in Diporeia spp., another benthic invertebrate, have been highly correlated with dreissenid (Dreissena bugensis) expansion
|
Lake Michigan, USA
|
24624
|
|
8233
|
Dreissena bugensis
|
Predation/Herbivory
|
Observational
|
Field
|
Diporeia is an important prey item linking the benthos to higher trophic levels, and it has been suggested that the shift from Diporeia to Dreissena bugensis has transformed the benthic community into an energy sink which may no longer support the upper food web
|
Lake Michigan, USA
|
19016
|
|
8234
|
Dreissena bugensis
|
Predation/Herbivory
|
Experimental
|
Laboratory
|
Quagga mussels (Dreissena bugensis) likely decrease food availability for zooplankton through their rapid filtration of phytoplankton, thereby altering the food web.
|
|
31175
|
|
8459
|
Dreissena bugensis
|
Predation/Herbivory
|
Experimental
|
Laboratory
|
In mesocosms, invasive rusty crayfish survived and grew on dreissenid substrate while native virile crayfish did not.
|
|
42176
|
|
9500
|
Dreissena bugensis
|
Predation/Herbivory
|
Observational
|
Field
|
Dreissena bugensis, in the United States, has the ability to cause significant ecological impacts, specifically in disrupting ecosystems through significant phytoplankton consumption.
|
United States
|
42982
|
|
9501
|
Dreissena bugensis
|
Predation/Herbivory
|
Observational
|
Field
|
Dreissena bugensis, in the United States, has the ability to cause significant ecological impacts, specifically in disrupting ecosystems through significant phytoplankton consumption.
|
United States
|
42982
|