Starvation in the Depths: How Quagga Mussels Persist in the Most Challenging Habitat of the Laurentian Great Lakes

by Patrick Canniff | Apr 5, 2022 | Uncategorized

The invasive quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) can significantly alter the biogeochemical cycling of ecologically important nutrients, such as P and N, in lacustrine ecosystems. While D. rostriformis bugensis has invaded large portions of the Great...

Potential Abiotic and Biotic Impacts of Zebra Mussels on the Inland Waters of North America

by Jack Cotrone | Jan 14, 2019 | Uncategorized

This paper reviews realized and potential effects of Dreissena on inland lakes and rivers of North America based on European and Great Lakes’ precedents.

Effects of the Zebra Mussel (Dreisenna polymorpha Pallas) on Protozoa and Phytoplankton from Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron

by Jack Cotrone | Jan 9, 2019 | Uncategorized

This study analyzes the direct effects of the grazing activities of the zebra mussel on the natural assemblage of planktonic protozoa living in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron.

Biology of the exotic zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, in relation to native bivalves and its potential impact in Lake St. Clair

by Jack Cotrone | Jan 8, 2019 | Uncategorized

This article gives and overview of the biology of the zebra mussel and how infestations may interfere with the normal metabolism of native unionid clams leading to reductions in their populations in Lake St. Clair

Quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) selective feeding of phytoplankton in Saginaw Bay

by Jack Cotrone | Jan 8, 2019 | Uncategorized

This study outlines experiments to measure selective grazing and egestion habits of quagga mussels on different phytoplankton taxa in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron.

Changes in the Lake Michigan food web following dreissenid mussel invasions: A synthesis

by Jack Cotrone | Jan 8, 2019 | Uncategorized

This study examines changes in the Lake Michigan food web following the dreissenid mussel invasions using various available time series and identifies those changes most likely attributable to these invasions.

Effects of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) on lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) fry recruitment in Otsego Lake

by Jack Cotrone | Jan 4, 2019 | Uncategorized

This study examines the impact of zebra mussel colonization of the lake trout spawning shoal in Ostego Lake, NY, following mussel invasion in 2007.

Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) selective filtration promoted toxic Microcystis blooms in Saginaw Bay (Lake Huron) and Lake Erie

by Jack Cotrone | Jan 4, 2019 | Uncategorized

This study examines the hypothesis that zebra mussels promoted blooms of toxic cyanobacteria in Saginaw Bay, western Lake Erie, and other lakes through selective rejection in pseudofeces.

Selective Feeding and Biodeposition by Zebra Mussels and their Relation to Changes in Phytoplankton Composition and Seston Load

by Jack Cotrone | Jan 4, 2019 | Uncategorized

This study examines the ability of zebra mussels to preferentially ingest or reject various phytoplankton species and non-living particles to determine if preferential feeding is the reason for specific ecological changes observed in the Hudson River following their...

Alteration of Ecosystem Function by Zebra Mussels in Oneida Lake: Impacts on Submerged Macrophytes

by Jack Cotrone | Dec 13, 2018 | Uncategorized

This study uses depth to macrophyte colonization to examine the hypothesis that increased water clarity in Oneida Lake, NY, is a direct result of zebra mussel invasion, rather than a decline in nutrients