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

Invasive Mussels: Dramatically Changing the Great Lakes Ecosystem

by Jack Cotrone | Dec 12, 2018 | Uncategorized

This fact sheet gives an overview of the impacts of zebra and quagga mussels invasions in the Great Lakes

Transformation of Freshwater Ecosystems by Bivalves: A case study of zebra mussels in the Hudson River

by Jack Cotrone | Dec 12, 2018 | Uncategorized

This paper examines the impact that invasive mussels can have on the ecosystem through a case study involving zebra mussel colonization of the Hudson River.

Predicting the impacts of an introduced species from its invasion history: An empirical approach applied to zebra mussel invasions

by Jack Cotrone | Dec 11, 2018 | Uncategorized

This article outlines a simple, inexpensive approach to developing predictive models for impacts of zebra mussel invasions based on data analysis from previous invasions

Impact of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) on the pelagic lower trophic levels of Oneida Lake, New York

by Jack Cotrone | Dec 11, 2018 | Uncategorized

This study analyzes data series on nutrients, phytoplankton, zooplankton, and young-of-the-year fish from Oneida Lake, New York, to test several hypotheses relating the response of the pelagic food web to grazing by zerbra mussels.

Survival of Unionids Following Removal of Attached Zebra Mussels

by Jack Cotrone | Dec 10, 2018 | Uncategorized

This journal article outlines a mark-recapture study initiated in the upper Mississippi River to measure the survival of native Elliptio dilatata mussels following cleansing of attached zebra mussels