Replacement of Zebra Mussels by Quagga Mussels in the Canadian Nearshore of Lake Ontario: the Importance of Substrate, Round Goby Abundance, and Upwelling Frequency

Wilson, Karen; Howell, E. Todd; Jackson, Donald A.

doi:10.3394/0380-1330(2006)32[11:rozmbq]2.0.co;2

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“…The invasion of North America by Dreissena began with an initial rapid spread of zebra mussels across most of the temperate East followed by the appearance of quagga mussels and their subsequent displacement of zebra mussels in a few large lakes but not in surrounding smaller lakes (Mills et al 1996(Mills et al , 1999Wilson et al 2006;HJM, personal communication). The estimated fundamental niches of quagga and zebra mussels overlapped substantially indicating that competitive exclusion should apply, as others like Stoeckmann (2003) have suggested.…”

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“…Although similar in life history and ecology, they differ markedly in their patterns of spread. After being introduced to the Great Lakes in the late 1980s (Hebert et al 1989;Griffiths et al 1991;May and Marsden 1992;Mills et al 1993), zebra mussels quickly spread through temperate eastern North America whereas quagga mussels displaced zebra mussels from a few large lakes (Erie, Ontario, Michigan, and Simcoe) and there they remain (H. J. MacIsaac, Biological Sciences, University of Windsor, personal communication; Mills et al 1999;Stoeckmann 2003;Wilson et al 2006). Widespread transport of Dreissena can occur by boater traffic (Johnson and Carlton 1996) and has probably occurred for several years (Wilson et al 1999).…”

Section: Dreissenid Competitionmentioning

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An R 0 theory for source–sink dynamics with application to Dreissena competition

Krkošek

Lewis

2009

Theor Ecol

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Source-sink dynamics may be ubiquitous in ecology. We developed a theory for source-sink dynamics using spatial extensions of the net reproductive value, R 0 , which has been used elsewhere to define fitness, disease eradication, population growth, and invasion risk. R 0 decomposes into biologically meaningful componentslifetime reproductive output, survival, and dispersal-that are widely adaptable and easily interpreted. The theory provides a general quantitative means for relating fundamental niche, biotic interactions, dispersal, and species distributions. We applied the methods to Dreissena and found a resolution to a paradox in invasion biology-competitive coexistence between quagga (Dreissena bugensis) and zebra (D. polymorpha) mussels among lakes despite extensive niche overlap within lakes. Source-sink dynamics within lakes between deepwater and shallow habitats, which favor quagga and zebra mussels, respectively, yield a metacommunity distribution where quagga mussels dominate large lakes and zebra mussels dominate small lakes. The sourcesink framework may also be useful in spatial competition theory, habitat conservation, marine protected areas, and ecological responses to climate change.

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Section: Dreissenid Competitionmentioning

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An R 0 theory for source–sink dynamics with application to Dreissena competition

Krkošek

Lewis

2009

Theor Ecol

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“…Aquatic plants were not otherwise present. Dreissenid mussel clusters (most likely Dreissena rostriformis bugensis Andrusov, quagga mussel [10]) were present along cracks and depressions in the rock surface. Clusters covered about 20% of the substrate between the scale bars in the video image.…”

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“…. consume attached dreissenid mussels, often by grabbing and twisting to loosen individual mussels" [10]. The video and analysis described herein provide additional details about this feeding behavior by N. melanostomus in the Great Lakes.…”

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A Field Observation of Rotational Feeding by Neogobius melanostomus

Angradi

2018

Fishes

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Neogobius melanostomus, the round goby, was recorded by underwater video feeding on crushed dreissenid mussels at a depth of 12 m in Georgian Bay of Lake Huron, a Laurentian Great Lake. In the video, gobies used rotational or twist feeding to tear away particles from crushed mussels. At least 43 examples of this feeding maneuver occur in the video. Up to 120 gobies m −2 were visible at a time in the video. Mean standard length of gobies appearing in the video was 37 mm. Mean standard length of fish exhibiting twist feeding was larger, 48 mm. Mean size of intact mussels in visible clusters was about 10 × 20 mm, a size which exceeds the gape width of the largest gobies observed in the video. Neogobius melanostomus is known to use twisting to wrest small attached mussels from the substrates which can be crushed by their pharyngeal teeth. I surmise that the behavior observed in the video is an opportunistic manifestation of this inherent behavioral adaptation to overcome gap limitation and exploit a temporary windfall of food.

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“…Replacement of zebra mussel by quagga mussel is now well documented, having been observed at several locations in its initial expansion routes around the Black Sea (Dniepr, Don, Volga) as well as in Europe (Marescaux et al, 2015) and northern America (e.g. Stoeckmann, 2003;Wilson et al, 2006;Ram et al, 2011;Stewart, 2014). We can therefore expect an important expansion of the quagga mussel population in the Rhône drainage, including its tributaries, but also in the adjacent drainages: canals provide artificial pathways from the Rhône to the Seine, Loire and Garonne drainages (Fig.…”

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Heading south: new records of the invasive quagga musselDreissena rostriformis bugensis(Andrusov, 1897) in France and further perspectives

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Fruget²

2017

Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst.

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-Intensive malacological surveys coupled with environmental DNA analyses in France has led to the discovery of new populations of the quagga mussel Dreissena rostriformis bugensis (Andrusov, 1897), an introduced and invasive freshwater bivalve species. Molecular analyses confirmed the identification of the species based on a barcoding approach using both CO1 and 16S genes fragments. Discovered in 2011 in the rivers of north-east France, the quagga Mussel has now colonized the Rhône drainage. This advance represents not only the colonization of a new coastal drainage (the Rhône Rivers flows to the Mediterranean side of France), but also a spectacular 400-km leap south of its previously known range. Further expansion routes provided by canals between main coastal drainages are discussed. For the first time, we propose to use environmental DNA to assess absence, thus paving the way for future freshwater invasive species monitoring methods.

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Replacement of Zebra Mussels by Quagga Mussels in the Canadian Nearshore of Lake Ontario: the Importance of Substrate, Round Goby Abundance, and Upwelling Frequency

Cited by 123 publications

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An R 0 theory for source–sink dynamics with application to Dreissena competition

An R 0 theory for source–sink dynamics with application to Dreissena competition

A Field Observation of Rotational Feeding by Neogobius melanostomus

Heading south: new records of the invasive quagga musselDreissena rostriformis bugensis(Andrusov, 1897) in France and further perspectives

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