A Review of Zebra Mussel Biology, Distribution, Aquatic Ecosystem Impacts, and Control with Specific Emphasis on South Dakota, USA

Unionid Mussel Distributions in South Dakota, USA Observed during a Statewide Survey in 2014–15

“…However, eight of the mussel species we collected are host specialists, suggesting that changes in the fish fauna would produce species-specific effects on the mussel fauna rather than fauna-wide effects (Haag 2019). Two invasive bivalve species occur in South Dakota, the Asian Clam (Corbicula fluminea) and the Zebra Mussel, both of which can pose serious threats to native species (Schneider et al 1998;Shearer et al 2005;Huber and Geist 2019;Vanderbush et al 2021). Finally, changes in temperature, streamflow, runoff, and salinity due to climate change can negatively affect aquatic ecosystems and species, potentially including mussels (Hastie et al 2003;Ganser et al 2013;Inoue and Berg 2017).…”

Phytoplankton response to water quality threats in Midwest reservoirs

“…Recent work has also shown that zebra mussels are able to adapt to conditions outside of their optimum, both behaviorally and because of selection pressure De Ventura et al, 2016). The extent of zebra mussels' adaptive capacities should be a continued area of research, especially as they continue to push the boundaries of their predicted range expansion in North America (Drake and Bossenbroek 2004;Locklin et al, 2020;Vanderbush et al, 2021). Our current understanding of zebra mussel dynamics is not adequate to meet research and management needs and investigations into how this invader responds to different environmental conditions remain necessary .…”