Settlement and growth of quagga mussels (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis Andrusov, 1897) in Lake Mead, Nevada-Arizona, USA

Wong, Wai Hing; Gerstenberger, Shawn; Baldwin, Wen; Moore, Bryan L.

doi:10.3391/ai.2012.7.1.002

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“…April and May also show high growth rates. This is consistent with shell length distributions measured at several waterbodies with distinct environmental conditions (Cope et al, 2006;Wong et al, 2011) which show higher growth rates during spring and late summer months. The simulated growth rate (Fig.…”

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confidence: 88%

Modeling the impact of Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) on phytoplankton and nutrients in a lowland river

Lindim

2015

Ecological Modelling

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Modeling the impact of Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) on phytoplankton and nutrients in a lowland river

Lindim

2015

Ecological Modelling

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“…Changes in abundance and biomass of D. rostriformis bugensis have been studied much less extensively than those of the zebra mussel. Nevertheless, a large variability has been reported as well, ascribed (particularly with regard to the abundance) to an invasion stage and the depth of the bivalve's occurrence in a reservoir (Mills et al, 1996;Zhulidov et al, 2004;Jones and Ricciardi, 2005;Nalepa et al, 2009Nalepa et al, , 2010Wong et al, 2012).…”

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Two Non-indigenous Dreissenids (Dreissena polymorpha and D. rostriformis bugensis) in a Southern Baltic Coastal Lagoon: Variability in Populations of the “Old” and a “New” Immigrant

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Dreissena polymorpha and D. rostriformis bugensis are freshwater Ponto-Caspian bivalve species, at present widely distributed in Europe and North America. In the Szczecin Lagoon (a southern Baltic coastal lagoon), the quagga was recorded for the first time in 2014 and found to co-occur with the zebra mussel, a long-time resident of the Lagoon. As the two species are suspected of being competitors where they co-occur, their population dynamics was followed at a site the new immigrant was discovered (station ZS6, northern part of the Lagoon) by collecting monthly samples in 2015-2017. The abundance and biomass of the two congeners showed wide fluctuations, significant differences being recorded between months within a year and between years. The abundance and biomass proportions between the two congeners changed from an initial domination of the newcomer quagga until mid-2015 to a persistent domination of the zebra mussel throughout the remainder of the study period. Both the abundance and biomass of the two dreissenids showed a number of significant associations with environmental variables, notably with salinity, chlorophyll a content, and temperature. The co-occurrence of the two dreissenids in the Lagoon is discussed in the context of their invasion stage; it is concluded that while the quagga seems to have achieved the "outbreak" stage, the zebra mussel, an "accommodated" invader present prior to the quagga immigration, reverted to that stage.

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“…However, field data indicate that a deep, weak thermocline persists in some years throughout the winter in the deepest portions of Boulder Basin (LaBounty andHorn 1997, LaBounty andBurns 2005). This mixing behavior is also examined in Preston et al 2014. In early January 2007 the invasive quagga mussel (Dreissena bugensis) was discovered throughout Boulder Basin (LaBounty 2008), and populations have since spread to the upper basins (Turner et al 2011, Wong et al 2012. As mussel populations continue to grow, they may alter the water quality of Lake Mead.…”

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Three-dimensional management model for Lake Mead, Nevada, Part 1: Model calibration and validation

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Lake and Reservoir Management

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Lake Mead, the largest-volume man-made reservoir in the United States, faces a variety of challenges, including increasing demands for municipal water, 10 years of drought in the Colorado River system, lower water surface elevations, discharges of highly treated wastewater effluent, invasive mussels, and climate change. Lake Mead is an important source of water for 25 million people in the southwest U.S. and is also a National Recreation Area. Thus, it is imperative that the lake be adequately protected and managed to meet the often competing needs of the multiple users. A well-calibrated and validated three-dimensional hydrodynamic and water quality model of Lake Mead has been a key component of this management strategy, enabling hydrodynamics and water quality within the reservoir to be predicted and assessed for a wide range of anticipated conditions. The model was developed using the ELCOM and CAEDYM simulation codes, and has been calibrated and validated for the 2000-2008 period using measured field data for temperature, conductivity, perchlorate, bromide, chlorophyll a, nutrients (phosphorus and nitrogen), total organic carbon, pH, and dissolved oxygen. The model captured the hydrodynamics and water quality of this complex system well, and the standard errors of the model results for selected parameters were found to be larger than, but of the same order of magnitude, as the accuracy of the measured field data.

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Settlement and growth of quagga mussels (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis Andrusov, 1897) in Lake Mead, Nevada-Arizona, USA

Cited by 29 publications

References 29 publications

Modeling the impact of Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) on phytoplankton and nutrients in a lowland river

Modeling the impact of Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) on phytoplankton and nutrients in a lowland river

Two Non-indigenous Dreissenids (Dreissena polymorpha and D. rostriformis bugensis) in a Southern Baltic Coastal Lagoon: Variability in Populations of the “Old” and a “New” Immigrant

Three-dimensional management model for Lake Mead, Nevada, Part 1: Model calibration and validation

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