A standardized design for quagga mussel monitoring in Lake Mead, Nevada-Arizona

Veligers of Invasive Quagga Mussels (Dreissena Rostriformis Bugensis, Andrusov 1897) in Lake Mead, Nevada—Arizona

“…The protocol for sample collection and veliger enumeration was mainly developed by Bureau of Reclamation Technical Service Center in Denver, CO, and is used by the Lower Colorado Region Bureau of Reclamation Fisheries group for their monthly quagga mussel veliger sampling program. This has been recommended as a standard monitoring protocol for veliger monitoring in the lower Colorado River Basin (Wong et al 2011).…”

Potential ecological consequences of invasion of the quagga mussel (Dreissena bugensis) into Lake Mead, Nevada–Arizona

“…If the mussel population reaches its carrying capacity in the near future, there may not be any detectable impact from quagga mussels in this system; or if there is any impact, it may not be as significant as in other systems such as Lake Erie or the Hudson River. To gain a better understanding of the consequences and potential consequences of quagga mussels in Lake Mead, a long-term standardized monitoring plan, Interagency Monitoring Action Plan (I-MAP) for Quagga Mussels in Lake Mead, has been developed to track mussel size, abundance and distribution at more than 50 sampling sites throughout Lake Mead (Wong and Gerstenberger 2008). The plan was implemented by lake managers and participating agencies in late summer 2009.…”