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Balogh C, Jermacz Ł, Serfőző Z, Kobak J. When two evils are not equal: Differential biofouling of unionid bivalves by two invasive dreissenid species. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 942:173700. [PMID: 38844235 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2024] [Revised: 05/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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Byssate bivalves are ecosystem engineers with world-wide impact on aquatic communities through habitat forming and biofouling of hard-shelled organisms. In fresh waters, they are represented by invasive Ponto-Caspian dreissenid mussels spreading throughout Europe and North America. They negatively affect globally threatened unionid mussels by fouling, which deteriorates their condition and survival. The appearance of quagga mussels (D. rostriformis bugensis, QM) in areas occupied by zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha, ZM) usually has led to the replacement of ZM by QM. We combined long-term field survey (Lake Balaton, Hungary) and experimental data to check differences in fouling of unionid mussels (Unio tumidus and Sinanodonta woodiana) by the two dreissenids, determine their mechanisms and predict environmental consequences of the species replacement. ZM fouled unionids evenly throughout the year, whereas QM exhibited high fluctuations, being common on unionid shells during their recruitment peak (summer), decreasing towards autumn and almost completely absent in spring. Such fluctuations did not occur on stony substrata. This pattern suggests that interspecific differences in fouling did not result from recruitment preferences, but from greater detachment of QM from unionid substratum, whereas ZM more often remained attached to their initial recruitment sites. This was supported by the results of the laboratory experiments, in which dreissenid mussels did not show any consistent preference or avoidance of unionid mussels. Whereas, QM attached less often than ZM to hard objects and showed a higher detachment rate. Furthermore, dreissenids increased detachment after substratum immersion into soft sediments, indicating their capability of coping with suffocation after the burrowing of the living substratum or its siltation. The observed pattern indicates that the replacement of ZM by QM in the dreissenid assemblage may reduce fouling pressure on unionids. On the other hand, unionids may become a refuge for ZM in habitats invaded by competitively superior QM.
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- Csilla Balogh
- HUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Klebelsberg Kuno u. 3, H-8237 Tihany, Hungary; National Multidisciplinary Laboratory for Climate Change, HUN-REN BLRI, Tihany, Hungary.
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- Nicolaus Copernicus University, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Department of Ecology and Biogeography, ul. Lwowska 1, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
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- HUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Klebelsberg Kuno u. 3, H-8237 Tihany, Hungary; National Multidisciplinary Laboratory for Climate Change, HUN-REN BLRI, Tihany, Hungary
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- Nicolaus Copernicus University, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology, ul. Lwowska 1, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
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Dickey JWE, Brennan RS, Chung SSW, Jeschke JM, Steffen GT, Briski E. More than we bargained for: Zebra mussels transported amongst European native freshwater snails. NEOBIOTA 2023. [DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.83.97647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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The international pet trade is a major driver of non-native species spread, including species both sold in the trade, and organisms incidentally transported alongside. Here, we document the discovery of invasive zebra mussels, Dreissena polymorpha, in Germany, transported alongside a commonly traded garden pond snail and European native, Viviparus viviparus, ordered from a German pet website. We highlight that the trade poses yet another way in which zebra mussels and other invasive species can expand their invaded range into novel ecosystems. We call for stricter biosecurity enforcement towards sellers, and encourage raising awareness amongst customers to inhibit the further spread of invasive species through the pet trade.
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Mikhailov RA. Features of Spatial Distribution of Alien Mollusks of the Genus Dreissena in a Large Tributary of the Reservoir of the Middle Volga (by the Example of the Sviyaga River). RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s2075111722040075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Karatayev AY, Burlakova LE. What we know and don't know about the invasive zebra ( Dreissena polymorpha) and quagga ( Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) mussels. HYDROBIOLOGIA 2022:1-74. [PMID: 36258710 PMCID: PMC9559155 DOI: 10.1007/s10750-022-04950-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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We summarized existing knowledge on Dreissena polymorpha (the zebra mussel) and D. r. bugensis (the quagga mussel), including data on their taxonomy, systematics, evolution, life cycle, reproduction, feeding, growth and longevity, population dynamics, interspecific competition, habitat requirements, and distribution within and among waterbodies. We analyzed the history of spread of both species and the major pathways and vectors of their spread in Europe and North America. Special consideration was given to their ecological and economic impacts and their natural enemies, like waterfowl, fishes, and parasites, as well as the prevention of their introduction, early detection, control, and containment. We also outlined the most salient ecosystem services provided by zebra and quagga mussels, including water purification, nutrient recycling, culling the effects of eutrophication, biomonitoring, and their role as a food resource for fish and waterfowl. Finally, we identified major knowledge gaps and key studies needed to better understand the biology, ecology, and impacts of these aggressive freshwater invaders. Our review indicates that much crucial information on the quagga mussel is still missing, including key life history parameters, like spawning cues, fecundity, and longevity, particularly for the profundal zone of deep lakes.
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- Great Lakes Center, SUNY Buffalo State, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222 USA
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FEATURES OF SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF ALIEN MOLLUSKS FROM THE GENUS <i>DREISSENA</i> IN A LARGE TRIBUTARY OF THE RESERVOIR OF THE MIDDLE VOLGA (BY THE EXAMPLE OF SVIYAGA RIVER). RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS 2022. [DOI: 10.35885/1996-1499-15-3-114-129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Invasions of alien species of shellfish are of great interest as a result of their serious environmental and economic consequences. We present new information on the distribution and quantitative characteristics of mollusks from the genus Dreissena in one of the tributaries of the Kuibyshev reservoir. The fact of the discovery of these species up to the upper reaches of the Sviyaga River has been revealed. The quantitative values of the Dreissena vary unevenly, gradually increasing towards the mouth of the river. Native species of mollusks dominate in the upper and middle reaches of the river, and alien ones in the lower. Comparison of morphometric characteristics of shells in the river revealed significant differences between two related Dreissenid species, with the exception of the river mouth. Important factors in the distribution and development of two species of Dreissena in the Sviyaga River are flow rate, depth and width of the river section, and the absence of a solid substrate in the water.
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Baer J, Spiessl C, Brinker A. Size matters? Species- and size-specific fish predation on recently established invasive quagga mussels Dreissena rostriformis bugensis Andrusov 1897 in a large, deep oligotrophic lake. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2022; 100:1272-1282. [PMID: 35298838 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Since its first appearance in Lake Constance in 2016 the invasive quagga mussel Dreissena rostriformis bugensis has come to dominate the mussel community and now occurs in hyperabundant densities over the whole lake bottom. A lake-wide field study was conducted between 2019 and 2020 to obtain a systematic insight into the importance of this novel source of potential prey for the native fish community. In total 664 fish of 20 different species were caught and their digestive tracts were analysed. Meanwhile, quagga mussels were sampled to assess their calorific energy value by size and season. Regressions of septum length on maximum valve length were used to evaluate size-specific mussel consumption by the three dominant quagga-eating fish species. The study shows that nearly all benthivorous fish are able to forage efficiently on quaggas. However, in the case of one keystone species with very high commercial interest, the benthic whitefish Coregonus spp., quagga consumption is more limited as only individuals larger than 35 cm consumed quaggas in relevant amounts. The energy content of quagga mussels is positively size dependent with seasonal effect and elevated values during summer for medium- and large-sized mussels. Even at its peak, the calorific value of quaggas by weight is much lower than that of endemic aquatic invertebrates, while single mass is high. Future implications for fish stocks, food web integrity and possible fishery management options are discussed.
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- Jan Baer
- Fisheries Research Station Baden-Württemberg, Langenargen, Germany
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- Fisheries Research Station Baden-Württemberg, Langenargen, Germany
- Aquatic Systems Biology Unit, Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Life Sciences, Department of Life Science Systems, Freising, Germany
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- Fisheries Research Station Baden-Württemberg, Langenargen, Germany
- Institute for Limnology, University of Constance, Konstanz, Germany
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James BD, Kimmins KM, Nguyen MT, Lausch AJ, Sone ED. Attachment of zebra and quagga mussel adhesive plaques to diverse substrates. Sci Rep 2021; 11:23998. [PMID: 34907241 PMCID: PMC8671477 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03227-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Like marine mussels, freshwater zebra and quagga mussels adhere via the byssus, a proteinaceous attachment apparatus. Attachment to various surfaces allows these invasive mussels to rapidly spread, however the adhesion mechanism is not fully understood. While marine mussel adhesion mechanics has been studied at the individual byssal-strand level, freshwater mussel adhesion has only been characterized through whole-mussel detachment, without direct interspecies comparisons on different substrates. Here, adhesive strength of individual quagga and zebra mussel byssal plaques were measured on smooth substrates with varying hydrophobicity-glass, PVC, and PDMS. With increased hydrophobicity of substrates, adhesive failures occurred more frequently, and mussel adhesion strength decreased. A new failure mode termed 'footprint failure' was identified, where failure appeared to be adhesive macroscopically, but a microscopic residue remained on the surface. Zebra mussels adhered stronger and more frequently on PDMS than quagga mussels. While their adhesion strengths were similar on PVC, there were differences in the failure mode and the plaque-substrate interface ultrastructure. Comparisons with previous marine mussel studies demonstrated that freshwater mussels adhere with comparable strength despite known differences in protein composition. An improved understanding of freshwater mussel adhesion mechanics may help explain spreading dynamics and will be important in developing effective antifouling surfaces.
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- Bryan D James
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Toronto, 184 College Street, Room 140, Toronto, ON, M5S 3E4, Canada
- Department of Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 266 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA, 02543, USA
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, 164 College Street, Room 407, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G9, Canada
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Toronto, 184 College Street, Room 140, Toronto, ON, M5S 3E4, Canada
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, 164 College Street, Room 407, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G9, Canada
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Toronto, 184 College Street, Room 140, Toronto, ON, M5S 3E4, Canada.
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, 164 College Street, Room 407, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G9, Canada.
- Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, 124 Edward Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 1G6, Canada.
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Feist SM, Lance RF. Advanced molecular-based surveillance of quagga and zebra mussels: A review of environmental DNA/RNA (eDNA/eRNA) studies and considerations for future directions. NEOBIOTA 2021. [DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.66.60751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Sensitive methods, capable of rapidly and accurately detecting aquatic invasive species, are in demand. Molecular-based approaches, such as environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys, satisfy these requirements and have grown in popularity. As such, eDNA surveys could aid the effort to combat the colonisation and spread of two notoriously invasive freshwater mussel species, the quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) and zebra mussel (D. polymorpha), through improved surveillance ability. Here, we provide a review of dreissenid eDNA literature (both grey and published), summarising efforts involved in the development of various assays for use in multiple different technologies (e.g. quantitative PCR, high-throughput sequencing and loop-mediated isothermal amplification) and sampling scenarios. We discuss important discoveries made along the way, including novel revelations involving environmental RNA (eRNA), as well as the advantages and limitations of available methods and instrumentation. In closing, we highlight critical remaining gaps, where further investigation could lead to advancements in dreissenid monitoring capacity.
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Dreissenids’ breaking loose: differential attachment as a possible driver of the dominance shift between two invasive mussel species. Biol Invasions 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-021-02492-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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AbstractPonto-Caspian dreissenids are notorious freshwater invaders. Recently, widespread observations show a dominance shift from the early invader, Dreissena polymorpha, to its successor, Dreissena bugensis. These observations likely reflect congeneric species differences in physiological and behavioural traits. Here, we assessed the mussel attachment strength, attachment rate, and the mode of byssal failure as trait differences that could potentially contribute to dominance shifts. The attachment traits were measured in field and laboratory experiments. Fouling plates were deployed in the Rhine-Meuse river delta and dreissenids were collected and acclimatised in 60 L non-aerated freshwater tanks. Attachment strength was positively correlated with shell size. The attachment strength of D. bugensis was significantly greater compared to slower growing D. polymorpha individuals of a dreissenid field assemblage. This corresponded to the superior byssal thread morphology of D. bugensis (i.e. higher number and two times wider byssal threads). Moreover, our results indicated that byssal threads of D. bugensis are stronger than those of D. polymorpha, as the latter ruptured more often. Additionally, D. bugensis had a significantly lower attachment rate than D. polymorpha. Having a greater attachment strength gives D. bugensis an advantage when it comes to withstanding currents and predators. On the other hand, not being attached allows an individual to actively move around. This would allow them to move away from fast changing unfavourable environmental conditions. These attachment traits indicate competitive benefits for D. bugensis over D. polymorpha, therefore possibly contributing to the dominance shifts.
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Jermacz Ł, Balogh C, Kobak J. Behavioural differences and interactions between two sessile bivalves forming mixed-species assemblages. Anim Behav 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Blackman RC, Ling KKS, Harper LR, Shum P, Hänfling B, Lawson‐Handley L. Targeted and passive environmental DNA approaches outperform established methods for detection of quagga mussels, Dreissena rostriformis bugensis in flowing water. Ecol Evol 2020; 10:13248-13259. [PMID: 33304534 PMCID: PMC7713958 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The early detection of invasive non-native species (INNS) is important for informing management actions. Established monitoring methods require the collection or observation of specimens, which is unlikely at the beginning of an invasion when densities are likely to be low. Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is a highly promising technique for the detection of INNS-particularly during the early stages of an invasion.Here, we compared the use of traditional kick-net sampling with two eDNA approaches (targeted detection using both conventional and quantitative PCR and passive detection via metabarcoding with conserved primers) for detection of quagga mussel, Dreissena rostriformis bugensis, a high priority INNS, along a density gradient on the River Wraysbury, UK.All three molecular tools outperformed traditional sampling in terms of detection. Conventional PCR and qPCR both had 100% detection rate in all samples and outperformed metabarcoding when the target species was at low densities. Additionally, quagga mussel DNA copy number (qPCR) and relative read count (metabarcoding) were significantly influenced by both mussel density and distance from source population, with distance being the most significant predictor. Synthesis and application. All three molecular approaches were more sensitive than traditional kick-net sampling for the detection of the quagga mussel in flowing water, and both qPCR and metabarcoding enabled estimates of relative abundance. Targeted approaches were more sensitive than metabarcoding, but metabarcoding has the advantage of providing information on the wider community and consequently the impacts of INNS.
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- Rosetta C. Blackman
- Department of Aquatic EcologyEawagSwiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and TechnologyDübendorfSwitzerland
- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental StudiesUniversity of ZurichZürichSwitzerland
- Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics Group (EvoHull)Department of Biological and Marine SciencesUniversity of HullHullUK
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- Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics Group (EvoHull)Department of Biological and Marine SciencesUniversity of HullHullUK
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- Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics Group (EvoHull)Department of Biological and Marine SciencesUniversity of HullHullUK
- School of Biological and Environmental SciencesLiverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolUK
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- Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics Group (EvoHull)Department of Biological and Marine SciencesUniversity of HullHullUK
- School of Biological and Environmental SciencesLiverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolUK
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- Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics Group (EvoHull)Department of Biological and Marine SciencesUniversity of HullHullUK
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- Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics Group (EvoHull)Department of Biological and Marine SciencesUniversity of HullHullUK
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Rudstam LG, Gandino CJ. Zebra or quagga mussel dominance depends on trade-offs between growth and defense-Field support from Onondaga Lake, NY. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0235387. [PMID: 32598353 PMCID: PMC7323964 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Two invasive mussels (zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha and quagga mussel D. rostriformis bugensis) have restructured the benthic habitat of many water bodies in both Europe and North America. Quagga mussels dominate in most lakes where they co-occur even though zebra mussels typically invade lakes first. A reversal to zebra mussel over time has rarely been observed. Laboratory experiments have shown that quagga mussels grow faster than zebra mussels when predator kairomones are present and this faster growth is associated with lower investment in anti-predator response in quagga mussels than zebra mussels. This led to the hypothesis that the dominance of quagga mussels is due to faster growth that is not offset by higher vulnerability to predators when predation rates are low, as may be expected in newly colonized lakes. It follows that in lakes with high predation pressure, the anti-predatory investments of zebra mussels should be more advantageous and zebra mussels should be the more abundant of the two species. In Onondaga Lake, NY, a meso-eutrophic lake with annual mussel surveys from 2005 to 2018, quagga mussels increased from less than 6% of the combined mussel biomass in 2007 to 82% in 2009 (from 3 to 69% by number), rates typical of this displacement process elsewhere, but then declined again to 11-20% of the mussel biomass in 2016-2018. Average total mussel biomass also declined from 344-524 g shell-on dry weight (SODW)/m2 in 2009-2011 to 34-73 g SODW/m2 in 2016-2018, mainly due to fewer quagga mussels. This decline in total mussel biomass and a return to zebra mussel as the most abundant species occurred as the round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) increased in abundance. Both the increase to dominance of quagga mussels and the subsequent decline following the increase in this molluscivorous fish are consistent with the differences in the trade-off between investment in growth and investment in defenses of the two species. We predict that similar changes in dreissenid mussel populations will occur in other lakes following round goby invasions, at least on the habitats colonized by both species.
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- Lars G. Rudstam
- Department of Natural Resources, Cornell Biological Field Station, Cornell University, Bridgeport, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Water Environment Protection, Onondaga County, West Syracuse, New York, United States of America
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Gopalakrishnan KK, Kashian DR. Identification of Optimal Calcium and Temperature Conditions for Quagga Mussel Filtration Rates as a Potential Predictor of Invasion. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2020; 39:410-418. [PMID: 31711263 DOI: 10.1002/etc.4624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Revised: 07/13/2019] [Accepted: 10/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Quagga mussels (Dreissena rostriformis burgensis) are a highly invasive aquatic species to North America, capable of filtering large volumes of water and causing severe ecological and economic impacts. Their range has been expanding since they first invaded the Great Lakes in the 1980s. To predict their spread, it is crucial to understand environmental parameters, which facilitate their range expansion. Two factors likely to influence their distribution include calcium and temperature, because the former is vital for shell development and the latter for metabolic activity. When these factors are optimal for mussels' fitness, the filtration rate has the potential to be maximized if other environmental conditions are also favorable, thus enabling mussels to exploit their growth potential. Deviations from optimal conditions likely result in filtration-rate decline. We identify calcium concentrations and temperatures that maximize the mussel filtration rate for 2 phytoplankton species: Ankistrodesmus facaltus, a common food source for quagga mussels, and a less palatable Microcystis icthyoblabe. In laboratory experiments, filtration rates were measured through cell counts after 24 h of filtration when exposed to a range of temperatures between 2 and 30 °C, and calcium concentrations between 0 and 180 mg/L. Response surface methodology was used to identify a maximum filtration rate, which occurred at 22 mL/mg/h at 137 mg/L of calcium carbonate and 26 °C when fed Ankistrodesmus. To establish a quagga mussel population in a new water source, optimum conditions are required; thus, this information can be used to rank the relative susceptibility of water bodies to invasion by quagga mussels. Environ Toxicol Chem 2020;39:410-418. © 2019 SETAC.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Strayer DL, Adamovich BV, Adrian R, Aldridge DC, Balogh C, Burlakova LE, Fried‐Petersen HB, G.‐Tóth L, Hetherington AL, Jones TS, Karatayev AY, Madill JB, Makarevich OA, Marsden JE, Martel AL, Minchin D, Nalepa TF, Noordhuis R, Robinson TJ, Rudstam LG, Schwalb AN, Smith DR, Steinman AD, Jeschke JM. Long‐term population dynamics of dreissenid mussels (
Dreissena polymorpha
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): a cross‐system analysis. Ecosphere 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- David L. Strayer
- Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Millbrook New York USA
- Graham Sustainability Institute University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan USA
- Freie Universität Berlin Berlin Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin Berlin Germany
- Leibniz‐Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin Germany
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- Centre for Ecological Research Balaton Limnological Institute Hungarian Academy of Sciences Tihany Hungary
- MTA Centre for Ecological Research GINOP Sustainable Ecosystems Group Tihany Hungary
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- Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Uppsala Sweden
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- Centre for Ecological Research Balaton Limnological Institute Hungarian Academy of Sciences Tihany Hungary
- Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences Institute of Regional Economics and Rural Development Szent István University H‐2010 Gödöllő Hungary
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- Department of Biological Sciences Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg Virginia USA
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- Division of Fish and Wildlife Minnesota Department of Natural Resources St. Paul Minnesota USA
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- Wildlife and Fisheries Biology Program University of Vermont Burlington Vermont USA
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- Marine Organism Investigations Killaloe Ireland
- Marine Research Institute Klaip≐da University Klaip≐da Lithuania
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- Graham Sustainability Institute University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan USA
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- Cornell Biological Field Station Department of Natural Resources Cornell University Bridgeport New York USA
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- United States Geological Survey Leetown Science Center Kearneysville West Virginia USA
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- Annis Water Resources Institute Grand Valley State University Muskegon Michigan USA
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- Freie Universität Berlin Berlin Germany
- Leibniz‐Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin Germany
- Berlin‐Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB) Berlin Germany
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Kerambrun E, Delahaut L, Geffard A, David E. Differentiation of sympatric zebra and quagga mussels in ecotoxicological studies: A comparison of morphometric data, gene expression, and body metal concentrations. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 154:321-328. [PMID: 29482127 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.02.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2017] [Revised: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The zebra mussel is among the best studied freshwater molluscs in ecotoxicology, but information on the quagga mussel is lacking. Considering its potential spread, we selected a river in France in which zebra and quagga mussels coexisted, and then we used genetic markers to differentiate the two species and compared morphological parameters. cDNA sequencing assays of ten genes already used in zebra mussels were performed on quagga mussels to obtain functional specific primers. Then we analyzed the expression of genes involved in cellular metabolic activities (Cytochrome-c-oxidase - cox, and ATP synthase - atp), detoxification processes (Glutathione-S-Transferase - gst), oxidative stress (Catalase - cat), and digestive functions (Amylase - amy) on the two species. Whereas morphometric analysis underlined similarities in shape between the two species, relative gene expression profiles and metal concentrations evidenced strong differences. Quagga mussels notably presented half as high concentrations in Cd and Pb, two particularly toxic elements, as zebra mussels. These results imply that i) particular attention should be paid to properly distinguish the two species considering their similar external appearance, and ii) zebra mussels cannot be replaced by quagga mussels in ecotoxicological studies without preliminary investigations on biomarker response patterns. To our knowledge, this study is the first to have undertaken such an approach in gene expression analysis in quagga mussels, and more generally to have compared such biomarker responses of zebra and quagga mussels in the field.
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- E Kerambrun
- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, UMR-I 02 SEBIO (Stress Environnementaux et BIOsurveillance des milieux aquatiques), INERIS-URCA-ULH, France.
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- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, UMR-I 02 SEBIO (Stress Environnementaux et BIOsurveillance des milieux aquatiques), INERIS-URCA-ULH, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, UMR-I 02 SEBIO (Stress Environnementaux et BIOsurveillance des milieux aquatiques), INERIS-URCA-ULH, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, UMR-I 02 SEBIO (Stress Environnementaux et BIOsurveillance des milieux aquatiques), INERIS-URCA-ULH, France
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Nowicki CJ, Kashian DR. Comparison of lipid peroxidation and catalase response in invasive dreissenid mussels exposed to single and multiple stressors. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2018; 37:1643-1654. [PMID: 29442361 DOI: 10.1002/etc.4111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Revised: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Dreissenid mussels Dreissena bugensis (quagga mussel) and Dreissena polymorpha (zebra mussel) are prolific invasive species to the freshwaters of the United States and Western Europe. In the Great Lakes, D. polymorpha has initially dominated the system since its invasion in the mid-1980s; however, recently D. bugensis has displaced D. polymorpha as the dominant species. Dreissena bugensis has several competitive advantages over D. polymorpha, including greater tolerances to deeper and colder waters and lower respiration rates. Nevertheless, physiological differences between the species remain largely unknown. The oxidative stress response is a mechanism used by all organisms to mitigate environmental stress by reducing oxygen radicals in the body, and comparing this mechanism between similar species can be useful for understanding how different species compete in aquatic environments. We compared oxidative stress biomarkers (lipid peroxidation [LPO] and catalase [CAT] activity) in mussels after exposure to 4 stressors (i.e., high densities, temperature, hypoxia, and polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]) independently and in combinations of 2 stressors. Overall, D. bugensis had lower LPO and CAT activity than D. polymorpha when exposed to single stressors; however, in multiple stressor treatments D. bugensis had increased LPO, especially with high temperatures and PCBs. The lower lipid damage in D. bugensis compared with D. polymorpha under single stressor conditions may come at the cost of the ability to respond to multiple stressors. Environ Toxicol Chem 2018;37:1643-1654. © 2018 SETAC.
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- Carly J Nowicki
- Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Burggren W. Developmental phenotypic plasticity helps bridge stochastic weather events associated with climate change. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 221:221/9/jeb161984. [PMID: 29748332 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.161984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The slow, inexorable rise in annual average global temperatures and acidification of the oceans are often advanced as consequences of global change. However, many environmental changes, especially those involving weather (as opposed to climate), are often stochastic, variable and extreme, particularly in temperate terrestrial or freshwater habitats. Moreover, few studies of animal and plant phenotypic plasticity employ realistic (i.e. short-term, stochastic) environmental change in their protocols. Here, I posit that the frequently abrupt environmental changes (days, weeks, months) accompanying much longer-term general climate change (e.g. global warming over decades or centuries) require consideration of the true nature of environmental change (as opposed to statistical means) coupled with an expansion of focus to consider developmental phenotypic plasticity. Such plasticity can be in multiple forms - obligatory/facultative, beneficial/deleterious - depending upon the degree and rate of environmental variability at specific points in organismal development. Essentially, adult phenotypic plasticity, as important as it is, will be irrelevant if developing offspring lack sufficient plasticity to create modified phenotypes necessary for survival.
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- Warren Burggren
- Developmental Integrative Biology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76205, USA
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Potet M, Devin S, Pain-Devin S, Rousselle P, Giambérini L. Integrated multi-biomarker responses in two dreissenid species following metal and thermal cross-stress. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2016; 218:39-49. [PMID: 27552036 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2016] [Revised: 07/28/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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With current global changes, the combination of several stressors such as temperature and contaminants may impact species distribution and ecosystem functioning. In this study, we evaluated the combined impact of two metals (Ni and Cr) with a thermal stress (from 12 to 17 °C) on biomarker responses in two bivalves, Dreissena rostriformis bugensis and Dreissena polymorpha. Biomarkers are informative tools to evaluate exposure and effects of stressors on organisms. The set of 14 biomarkers measured here was representative of both physiologic (filtration activity) and cellular antioxidant and detoxification mechanisms. Our aim was to study the response pattern of both species, and its meaning in terms of invasive potential. The implications for the use of these mussels in environmental monitoring are also discussed. Results evidenced that the two species do not respond to multiple stressors in the same way. Indeed, the effects of contamination on biomarker responses were more marked for D. polymorpha, especially under nickel exposure. While we cannot conclude as to the effect of temperature, invasiveness could be influenced by species sensitivity to contaminants. The physiological and cellular differences between D. polymorpha and D. r. bugensis might also be of concern for environmental risk assessment. The two species present differential bioaccumulation patterns, filtration activity and cellular biomarker responses. If D. polymorpha populations decline, their substitution by D. r. bugensis for biomonitoring or laboratory studies will not be possible without a deeper understanding of biomarker responses of the new invasive.
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- Marine Potet
- Université de Lorraine, CNRS UMR 7360, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), Campus Bridoux, Rue du Général Delestraint, 57070 Metz, France.
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS UMR 7360, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), Campus Bridoux, Rue du Général Delestraint, 57070 Metz, France.
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS UMR 7360, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), Campus Bridoux, Rue du Général Delestraint, 57070 Metz, France.
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS UMR 7360, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), Campus Bridoux, Rue du Général Delestraint, 57070 Metz, France.
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS UMR 7360, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), Campus Bridoux, Rue du Général Delestraint, 57070 Metz, France.
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Gherras Touahri H, Boutiba Z, Benguedda W, Shaposhnikov S. Active biomonitoring of mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis with integrated use of micronucleus assay and physiological indices to assess harbor pollution. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2016; 110:52-64. [PMID: 27321801 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2016] [Revised: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis collected from a noncontaminated site (Chaib Rasso) were transplanted during one, three and six months at Ghazaouet harbor (GH), areas with a strong gradient of pollution. The micronucleus test (MN) was selected to monitor the impact of contamination, along with physiological indexes (condition index CI and organo-somatic indexes RI and GSI). The results show a negative correlation of MN variation in gill cells with CI but a positive correlation with transplantation duration. However, a significant correlation was found between the indexes. Moreover, the findings indicate that MN in the hemolymph and gills of transplanted mussels for one, three and six months at GH are significantly higher than those of the reference site. However, no significant differences were noted between the three transplants at the two organs. Monitoring the physiological status of mussels, in parallel with the biomarker measurements, is useful in assessing the impact of contaminants.
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- Hamida Gherras Touahri
- Laboratory Network for Environmental Monitoring (LRSE), Department of Biology, University of Oran 1, BP 1524, El M'naouer, 31000 Oran, Algeria; Department of Applied Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene (USTO), BP 1505, El Menaouar, 31036 Oran, Algeria.
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- Laboratory Network for Environmental Monitoring (LRSE), Department of Biology, University of Oran 1, BP 1524, El M'naouer, 31000 Oran, Algeria.
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- Laboratory of "Valorisation of Human Actions for Environment Protection and Application in Public Health", University of Tlemcen, BP 119, Imama, 13000 Tlemcen, Algeria.
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- NorGenoTech AS, Totenvegen 2049, 2848 Skreia, Norway; Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, PO Box 1046, Blindern, 0317 Oslo, Norway.
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Stewart-Malone A, Misamore M, Wilmoth S, Reyes A, Wong WH, Gross J. The Effect of UV-C Exposure on Larval Survival of the Dreissenid Quagga Mussel. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0133039. [PMID: 26186734 PMCID: PMC4505903 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The rapid spread of quagga mussels (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) has lead to their invasion of Lake Mead, Nevada, the largest reservoir in North America and partially responsible for providing water to millions of people in the southwest. Current strategies for mitigating the growth and spread of quagga mussels primarily include physical and chemical means of removing adults within water treatment, delivery, and hydropower facilities. In the present study, germicidal ultraviolet light (UV-C) was used to target the larval stage of wild-caught quagga mussel. The lethal effect of UV-C was evaluated at four different doses, 0.0, 13.1, 26.2, and 79.6 mJ/cm2. Tested doses were determined based on results from preliminary trials. The results demonstrate that germicidal UV-C is effective in controlling the free-swimming life history stages of larval quagga mussels.
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- Alecia Stewart-Malone
- US Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
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- Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America
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- Wilmoth Statistical Consulting, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
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- US Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
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- University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
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- US Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
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Krebs RA, Barkett EM, Begley MT. The impact of dreissenid mussels on growth of the fragile papershell (Leptodea fragilis), the most abundant unionid species in Lake Erie. CAN J ZOOL 2015. [DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2014-0215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The arrival of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)) and subsequently quagga mussels (Dreissena bugensis Andrusov, 1897) (Dreissenidae) in the Great Lakes in the 1980s induced many changes, most notably the devastation of native freshwater mussel species. Recently, empty shells of the fragile papershell (Leptodea fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820)) have become common, particularly in the western basin of Lake Erie, suggesting that this fast-growing species may be increasing in numbers in the lake. To examine continued competition with dreissenids, shell age and length of L. fragilis were used to contrast lifespan and growth rate, estimated as the slope of age on shell length, for shells from two beach localities where byssal threads were present on most shells and two sites where dreissenids were rare or absent. Few recent shells from Lake Erie beaches exceeded 5 years of age, and byssal thread counts were more numerous on older shells. Growth and lifespan were estimated to be significantly lower where dreissenid mussels remained numerous than when measured either from historic collections along Lake Erie or from protected populations. Therefore, even for this early-reproducing species, competition from dreissenids may continue to interfere with growth and shorten lifespan, which are effects few other unionid species can likely tolerate sufficiently to sustain population growth.
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- Robert A. Krebs
- Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115-2406, USA
- Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115-2406, USA
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- Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115-2406, USA
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Burlakova LE, Tulumello BL, Karatayev AY, Krebs RA, Schloesser DW, Paterson WL, Griffith TA, Scott MW, Crail T, Zanatta DT. Competitive replacement of invasive congeners may relax impact on native species: interactions among zebra, quagga, and native unionid mussels. PLoS One 2014; 9:e114926. [PMID: 25490103 PMCID: PMC4260940 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2014] [Accepted: 11/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Determining when and where the ecological impacts of invasive species will be most detrimental and whether the effects of multiple invaders will be superadditive, or subadditive, is critical for developing global management priorities to protect native species in advance of future invasions. Over the past century, the decline of freshwater bivalves of the family Unionidae has been greatly accelerated by the invasion of Dreissena. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the current infestation rates of unionids by zebra (Dreissena polymorpha) and quagga (D. rostriformis bugensis) mussels in the lower Great Lakes region 25 years after they nearly extirpated native unionids. In 2011-2012, we collected infestation data for over 4000 unionids from 26 species at 198 nearshore sites in lakes Erie, Ontario, and St. Clair, the Detroit River, and inland Michigan lakes and compared those results to studies from the early 1990 s. We found that the frequency of unionid infestation by Dreissena recently declined, and the number of dreissenids attached to unionids in the lower Great Lakes has fallen almost ten-fold since the early 1990s. We also found that the rate of infestation depends on the dominant Dreissena species in the lake: zebra mussels infested unionids much more often and in greater numbers. Consequently, the proportion of infested unionids, as well as the number and weight of attached dreissenids were lower in waterbodies dominated by quagga mussels. This is the first large-scale systematic study that revealed how minor differences between two taxonomically and functionally related invaders may have large consequences for native communities they invade.
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- Lyubov E. Burlakova
- Great Lakes Center, SUNY Buffalo State, Buffalo, New York, United States of America
- The Research Foundation of The State University of New York, SUNY Buffalo State, Office of Sponsored Programs, Buffalo, New York, United States of America
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- Great Lakes Center, SUNY Buffalo State, Buffalo, New York, United States of America
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- Cleveland State University, Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Great Lakes Science Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Great Lakes Center, SUNY Buffalo State, Buffalo, New York, United States of America
- Central Michigan University, Institute for Great Lakes Research, Biology Department, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States of America
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- Central Michigan University, Institute for Great Lakes Research, Biology Department, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States of America
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- Central Michigan University, Institute for Great Lakes Research, Biology Department, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States of America
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- University of Toledo, Department of Environmental Science, Lake Erie Center, Toledo, Ohio, United States of America
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- Central Michigan University, Institute for Great Lakes Research, Biology Department, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States of America
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Kobak J, Ryńska A. Environmental factors affecting behavioural responses of an invasive bivalve to conspecific alarm cues. Anim Behav 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Naddafi R, Rudstam LG. Predator-induced behavioural defences in two competitive invasive species: the zebra mussel and the quagga mussel. Anim Behav 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.09.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Matthews J, Van der Velde G, Bij de Vaate A, Collas FPL, Koopman KR, Leuven RSEW. Rapid range expansion of the invasive quagga mussel in relation to zebra mussel presence in The Netherlands and Western Europe. Biol Invasions 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-013-0498-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Lee CE, Moss WE, Olson N, Chau KF, Chang YM, Johnson KE. Feasting in fresh water: impacts of food concentration on freshwater tolerance and the evolution of food × salinity response during the expansion from saline into fresh water habitats. Evol Appl 2013; 6:673-89. [PMID: 23789033 PMCID: PMC3684747 DOI: 10.1111/eva.12054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2012] [Accepted: 01/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Saline to freshwater invasions have become increasingly common in recent years. A key hypothesis is that rates of freshwater invasions have been amplified in recent years by increased food concentration, yet this hypothesis has remained unexplored. We examined whether elevated food concentration could enhance freshwater tolerance, and whether this effect evolves following saline to freshwater invasions. We examined physiological response to salinity and food concentration in a 2 × 2 factorial design, using ancestral brackish and freshwater invading populations of the copepod Eurytemora affinis. We found that high food concentration significantly increases low-salinity tolerance. This effect was reduced in the freshwater population, indicating evolution following the freshwater invasion. Thus, ample food could enable freshwater invasions, allowing subsequent evolution of low-salinity tolerance even under food-poor conditions. We also compared effects of food concentration on freshwater survival between two brackish populations from the native range. Impacts of food concentration on freshwater survival differed between the brackish populations, suggesting variation in functional properties affecting their propensity to invade freshwater habitats. The key implication is that high food concentration could profoundly extend range expansions of brackishwater species into freshwater habitats, potentially allowing for condition-specific competition between saline invaders and resident freshwater species.
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- Carol Eunmi Lee
- Center of Rapid Evolution (CORE), University of Wisconsin Madison, WI, USA
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Ram JL, Karim AS, Banno F, Kashian DR. Invading the invaders: reproductive and other mechanisms mediating the displacement of zebra mussels by quagga mussels. INVERTEBR REPROD DEV 2012. [DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2011.588015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Behavioural changes of zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha (Bivalvia) induced by Ponto-Caspian gammarids. Biol Invasions 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-012-0197-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Grutters BMC, Verhofstad MJJM, van der Velde G, Rajagopal S, Leuven RSEW. A comparative study of byssogenesis on zebra and quagga mussels: the effects of water temperature, salinity and light-dark cycle. BIOFOULING 2012; 28:121-129. [PMID: 22296220 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2012.654779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) and zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) are invasive freshwater bivalves in Europe and North America. The distribution range of both Dreissena species is still expanding and both species cause major biofouling and ecological effects, in particular when they invade new areas. In order to assess the effect of temperature, salinity and light on the initial byssogenesis of both species, 24 h re-attachment experiments in standing water were conducted. At a water temperature of 25°C and a salinity of 0.2 psu, the rate of byssogenesis of D. polymorpha was significantly higher than that of D. rostriformis bugensis. In addition, byssal thread production by the latter levelled out between 15°C and 25°C. The rate of byssogenesis at temperatures<25°C was similar for both species. Neither species produced any byssal threads at salinities of 4 psu or higher. At a salinity of 1 psu and a water temperature of 15°C, D. polymorpha produced significantly more byssal threads than D. rostriformis bugensis. There was no significant effect of the length of illumination on the byssogenesis of either species. Overall, D. polymorpha produced slightly more byssal threads than D. rostriformis bugensis at almost all experimental conditions in 24 h re-attachment experiments, but both species had essentially similar initial re-attachment abilities. The data imply that D. rostriformis bugensis causes biofouling problems identical to those of D. polymorpha.
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- Bart M C Grutters
- Department of Animal Ecology and Ecophysiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525, AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Peyer SM, Hermanson JC, Lee CE. Effects of shell morphology on mechanics of zebra and quagga mussel locomotion. J Exp Biol 2011; 214:2226-36. [PMID: 21653816 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.053348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Although zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) initially colonized shallow habitats within the North American Great Lakes, quagga mussels (Dreissena bugensis) are becoming dominant in both shallow- and deep-water habitats. Shell morphology differs among zebra, shallow quagga and deep quagga mussels but functional consequences of such differences are unknown. We examined effects of shell morphology on locomotion for the three morphotypes on hard (typical of shallow habitats) and soft (characteristic of deep habitats) sedimentary substrates. We quantified morphology using the polar moment of inertia, a parameter used in calculating kinetic energy that describes shell area distribution and resistance to rotation. We quantified mussel locomotion by determining the ratio of rotational (K(rot)) to translational kinetic energy (K(trans)). On hard substrate, K(rot):K(trans) of deep quagga mussels was fourfold greater than for the other morphotypes, indicating greater energy expenditure in rotation relative to translation. On soft substrate, K(rot):K(trans) of deep quagga mussels was approximately one-third of that on hard substrate, indicating lower energy expenditure in rotation on soft substrate. Overall, our study demonstrates that shell morphology correlates with differences in locomotion (i.e. K(rot):K(trans)) among morphotypes. Although deep quagga mussels were similar to zebra and shallow quagga mussels in terms of energy expenditure on sedimentary substrate, their morphology was energetically maladaptive for linear movement on hard substrate. As quagga mussels can possess two distinct morphotypes (i.e. shallow and deep morphs), they might more effectively utilize a broader range of substrates than zebra mussels, potentially enhancing their ability to colonize a wider range of habitats.
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- Suzanne M Peyer
- Department of Zoology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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Comeau S, Rainville S, Baldwin W, Austin E, Gerstenberger S, Cross C, Wong WH. Susceptibility of quagga mussels (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) to hot-water sprays as a means of watercraft decontamination. BIOFOULING 2011; 27:267-74. [PMID: 21390911 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2011.564275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The recent spread of dreissenid mussels to various bodies of water in the western US has sparked interest by many state and federal agencies to develop protocols to stop further expansion. Quagga mussels (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) are of particular importance as they are currently the most widespread dreissenid species in the region. This project examined the susceptibility of quagga mussels to hot-water sprays at different temperatures and durations of spray contact at Lake Mead (Nevada-Arizona, USA). Emersed adult quagga mussels were exposed to hot-water sprays at 20, 40, 50, 54, 60, 70, and 80°C for 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, and 160 s. Sprays at ≥60°C for 5 s were shown to be 100% lethal. Sprays of 54°C for 10 s, 50°C for 20 s, and 40°C for 40 s also resulted in 100% mortality. A spray temperature of 60°C for 5 s is recommended for mitigating fouling by quagga mussels.
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- Sean Comeau
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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Ram JL, Karim AS, Acharya P, Jagtap P, Purohit S, Kashian DR. Reproduction and genetic detection of veligers in changingDreissenapopulations in the Great Lakes. Ecosphere 2011. [DOI: 10.1890/es10-00118.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Peyer SM, Hermanson JC, Lee CE. Developmental plasticity of shell morphology of quagga mussels from shallow and deep-water habitats of the Great Lakes. J Exp Biol 2010; 213:2602-9. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.042549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The invasive zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) has quickly colonized shallow-water habitats in the North American Great Lakes since the 1980s but the quagga mussel (Dreissena bugensis) is becoming dominant in both shallow and deep-water habitats. While quagga mussel shell morphology differs between shallow and deep habitats, functional causes and consequences of such difference are unknown. We examined whether quagga mussel shell morphology could be induced by three environmental variables through developmental plasticity. We predicted that shallow-water conditions (high temperature, food quantity, water motion) would yield a morphotype typical of wild quagga mussels from shallow habitats, while deep-water conditions (low temperature, food quantity, water motion) would yield a morphotype present in deep habitats. We tested this prediction by examining shell morphology and growth rate of quagga mussels collected from shallow and deep habitats and reared under common-garden treatments that manipulated the three variables. Shell morphology was quantified using the polar moment of inertia. Of the variables tested, temperature had the greatest effect on shell morphology. Higher temperature (∼18–20°C) yielded a morphotype typical of wild shallow mussels regardless of the levels of food quantity or water motion. In contrast, lower temperature (∼6–8°C) yielded a morphotype approaching that of wild deep mussels. If shell morphology has functional consequences in particular habitats, a plastic response might confer quagga mussels with a greater ability than zebra mussels to colonize a wider range of habitats within the Great Lakes.
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- Suzanne M. Peyer
- Department of Zoology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- US Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI 53726, USA
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- Department of Zoology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
- Center of Rapid Evolution (CORE), University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Knight K. ZEBRA MUSSELS HOLD ON TIGHTER THAN QUAGGA MUSSELS. J Exp Biol 2009. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.033993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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