FRESHWATER INVASIVES

Quagga and Zebra Mussels

 

Note: Dreissenid research linked below has been curated for Western relevance. Please see the online library hosted by the Invasive Mussel Collaborative [here] for a larger compendium of Dreissenid publications and resources. 
 

 

2024

• Preparing for Invasive Mussels - Guide (Okanagan Basin Water Board 2024)

• Effects of temperature on mortality of quagga mussels (Dreissena bugensis) exposed to potassium chloride and copper-based molluscicides in high conductivity waters (Booth and Ayers 2024)

• Carbon Dioxide Toxicity to Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) is Dependent on Water Chemistry (Barbour et al. 2024)

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2023

• Toward invasive mussel genetic biocontrol: Approaches, challenges, and perspective (Hernández et al. 2023)

• Competition between two congener invaders: Food conditions drive the success of the quagga over zebra mussel in a large shallow lake (Balogh et al.2023)

• Dose-mortality relationship for quagga and zebra mussels exposed to EarthTec QZ ionic copper: preliminary findings (Claudi et al., 2023)

• Zebra mussel invasion risk: Identifying lakes critical to the spread and establishment of zebra mussels and modeling the western spread of the species [Thesis] (Creamer 2023)

•  Downstream Transport of Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) Environmental DNA and its Implications for Analysis [Thesis] (Whitehead 2023

• Invasion dynamics of quagga mussels within a Southern California reservoir and its spatially intermittent watershed (Booth and Culver 2023)

• Identifying research in support of the management and control of dreissenid mussels in the western United States (Counihan et al. 2023)

• Review and development of best practices for toxicity tests with dreissenid mussels (Waller 2023) 

• Watercraft decontamination practices to reduce the viability of aquatic invasive species implicated in overland transport (Mohit, et al. 2023)

• Passive transport of a zebra mussel attached to a freshwater fish: A novel Dreissena dispersal mechanism? (Ricciardi and Hill 2023)

• How Australia Managed to Eradicate its Mytilopsis sallei Infestation

• Mussel squeeze: dissolved oxygen and temperature can “squeeze” zebra mussels out of invaded reservoirs (Gantz et al. 2023)

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2022

• How nature itself could help quash the quagga mussel invasion on the Colorado River

• Calcium and pH Dynamics: Potential Influence on Invasive Mussel Establishment Risk in Lentic Waterbodies ( Prisciandaro
  2022)

• Advancing early detection technologies for dreissenid mussel invasion: comparing detection of Dreissena polymorpha in environmental samples with environmental DNA (eDNA) and scent detection canines (Plate et al. 2022)

• An initial assessment of plankton tow detection probabilities for dreissenid mussels in the western United States (Winder et al 2022)

• The Potential Impacts of Invasive Quagga and Zebra Mussels on Macroinvertebrate Communities: An Artificial Stone Substrate Based Field Experiment Using Stable Isotopes (Zhang et al. 2022)

• The distribution and spread of quagga mussels in peri-alpine lakes north of the Alps (Haltiner et al., 2022)

• An initial assessment of plankton tow detection probabilities for dreissenid mussels in the western United States (Winder et al 2022)

• Water test: quagga mussels hijack key Great Lakes nutrient (2022)

• Enhanced Systems to Fight Zebra Mussels are on the Way: Construction to Begin at Austin Water Treatment Plants (City of Austin 2022)

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2021

• Calcium concentrations in the lower Columbia River, USA, are generally sufficient to support invasive bivalve spread (Bollens et al)

• An experimental evaluation of the efficacy of imaging flow cytometry (FlowCam) for detecting invasive Dreissened and Corbiculid bivalve veligers (Hassett et al. 2021)

• USGS Biological Threats and Invasive Species Program Product list 2011-2021; Mussels

• Use of carbon dioxide to prevent zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) settlement  and effects on native mussels (Order Unionoida) and benthic communities (Waller et al. 2021)

• US Bureau of Reclamation Costs Associated with Invasive Mussels Impacts and Management ( U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 2021)

• Cascading effects: insights from the U.S. Long Term Ecological Research Network (Bahlai et al. 2021) [An Example with Zebra Mussels and Cyanobacteria in Lakes]

• Case Studies: Impact and Control of Invasive Mussels at Hydropower Plants (U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 2021)

• Benthic invaders control the phosphorus cycle in the world’s largest freshwater ecosystem (Li et al. 2021)

• Invasive Species in Forests and Rangelands of the United States: A Comprehensive Science Synthesis for the United States Forest Sector (USDA Forest Service 2021) 

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2020

• Boat ramps facilitate the dispersal of the highly invasive zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) (Rodríguez-Rey et al. 2020)

• Mussel Blasting [video 8min] (Great Lakes Now 2020) 

• The effectiveness of hot water pressurized spray in field conditions to slow the spread of invasive alien species (S.J. Bradbeer et al. 2020)

• A hybrid gravity and route choice model to assess vector traffic in large-scale road networks (S.M. Fischer et al. 2020)

• Zebra mussel invasion of Texas lakes: estimating dispersal potential via boats (Robertson et al. 2020)

• Incidence of Zebra Mussel on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Structures (Hay et al. 2020)

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2019

• Aquatic invasive species change ecosystem services from the world's largest wild Sockeye Salmon fisheries in Alaska (Schwoerer et al. 2019)

• Zebra Mussel Control with Low-Dose Copper in Lake Minnetonka (MAISRC 2019)

• Experimental evidence of chemical attraction in the mutualistic zebra mussel-killer shrimp system (Rolla et al. 2019)

• An integrated pest management tactic for quagga mussels: Site-specific application of fish biological control agents (Culver et al. 2019)

• Dreissenid (quagga and zebra mussel) veligers are adversely affected by bloom forming cyanobacteria (Boegehold et al. 2019)

• Invader invaded: population dynamics of zebra/quagga mussels in polymictic Oneida Lake, NY, USA (1992–2013) (Hetherington et al. 2019)

• Assessing materials' short-term effectiveness on controlling zebra mussel (Willson and Lambert 2019)

• Evaluation of Portable Water Filtration Systems to Reduce the Transport Risk of Zebra Mussels and Asian Clams during Fish Spawning and Trap‐and‐Transfer Operations (Schall 2019)

• Distribution patterns of the early invasion of zebra mussels, Dreissena polymorpha in the south basin of Lake Winnipeg (Enders et al. 2019)

• Using environmental DNA to extend the window of early detection for dreissenid mussels (Sepulveda et al. 2019)
   

2018​​

• Use of carbon dioxide in zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) control and safety to a native freshwater mussel (Fatmucket, Lampsilis siliquoidea) (Waller and Bartsch 2018)

• Quantifying a shift in benthic dominance from zebra (Dreissena polymorpha) to quagga (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) mussels in a large, inland lake (Ginn et al. 2018)

• Dispersal of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) downstream of an invaded reservoir (Olson et al. 2018)

• Occurrence and Survival of Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) Veliger Larvae in Residual Water Transported by Recreational Watercraft (Doll 2018)

• Strategy to advance management of invasive zebra and quagga mussels (Invasive Mussel Collaborative 2018)

• Treatment options for the eradication of limited-scale zebra mussel infestations at various water temperatures (MAIRSC 2018)​

• An evaluation of the toxicity of potassium chloride, active compound in the molluscicide potash, on salmonid fish and their forage base (USDOI and USGS 2018)

• Boater knowledge and behavior regarding aquatic invasive species at a boat wash station (Cimino and Strecker 2018)

• Effects of temperature and exposure duration on four potential rapid-response tools for zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) eradication (Luoma et al. 2018)

• An evaluation of the toxicity of potassium chloride, active compound in the molluscicide potash, on salmonid fish and their forage base (USGS 2018)

• Could dreissenid veligers be the lost biomass of invaded lakes? (Bowen et al 2018)

• Downstream dispersal of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) under different flow conditions in a coupled lake-stream ecosystem (Churchill and Quigley 2018)

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2017

• Invasive elodea threatens remote ecosystem services in Alaska: A spatially-explicit bioeconomic risk analysis (Schwoerer 2017)

• How the Bureau of Reclamation has dealt with biofouling at lower Colorado River dams (Willett 2017)

• Invasive dreissenid mussels benefit invasive crayfish but not native crayfish in the Laurentian Great Lakes (Glon et al. 2017)

• Determining the toxicity of antifreeze to quagga mussels (Stockton-Fiti 2017)

• Investigation of the Edwards protocol's effectiveness on dreissenid mussel veligers (Stockton-Fiti and Moffitt 2017)

• Toxicity of potassium chloride compared to sodium chloride for zebra mussel contamination (Davis et al. 2017)

• Toxicity of antifreeze to Dreissena bugensis veligers and adults (K. Alame et al.2017)

• Evaluation of the effects of ultra-violet light treatment on quagga mussel settlement and veliger survival at Davis Dam (Pucherelli and Claudi 2017)

• Use of alternating and pulsed direct current electrified fields for zebra mussel control (Luoma et al. 2017)

• Effects of the biopesticide Zequanox on reproduction and early development of the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)
   

2016

• Field evaluation of the service life of foul-release coatings in Columbia River (Wells and Sytsma 2016)

• Toxicity of potassium chloride to veliger and byssal stage dreissenid mussels related to water quality (Moffitt et al. 2016)

• Veliger presence in residual water – assessing this pathway risk for Minnesota watercraft (Montz and Hirsch 2016)

• The role of waterfowl and fishing gear on zebra mussel larvae dispersal (Banha et al. 2016)
   

2015

• Lowhead dams and the downstream dispersal of zebra mussels (2015)​

• Investigation of the Kria Industrial Ionizer on the Mortality of the Invasive Quagga Mussel Report (Premier Materials Technology, Inc. 2015)

• Invaders in hot water: A simple decontamination method to prevent the accidental spread of aquatic non-native species (Anderson et al. 2015)

• Boat ramp locations within the Columbia River Basin with associated recreational use, water quality measurements, and risk assessment data for zebra and quagga mussels (Hardiman et al. 2015)

• Dreissenid Mussel Research Priorities Workshop (Sytsma et al. 2015)

• Successful survival, growth, and reproductive potential of quagga mussels in low calcium lake water: is there uncertainty of establishment risk (Davis et al. 2015)

• Efficacy of Pseudomonas fluorescens (Pf-CL145A) Spray Dried Powder for Controlling Zebra Mussels Adhering to Test Substrates (USGS 2015)

• Zebra Mussel Chemical Control Guide (EDRC 2015)

• Advancing a regional defense against dreissenids in the Pacific Northwest (PNWER, PSMFC 2015)

• Evaluation of watercraft quagga mussel decontamination in saltwater (Hofius et al. 2015)

• Assessing the influence of different inland lake management strategies on human-mediated invasive species spread” (Morandi et al. 2015)

• Distilled white vinegar (5% acetic acid) as a potential decontamination method for adult zebra mussels (Davis et al. 2015)

• Sympatric Dreissena species in the Meuse River: Towards a dominance shift from zebra to quagga mussels (Marescaux et al. 2015)

• Comeau, S. R.S. Ianniello, W.H. Wong, and S.L. Gerstenberger. 2015. Boat decontamination with hot water spray: Field validation. In: Wong, W.H. and S.L. Gerstenberger, eds. Boca Raton, FL. Biology and Management of Invasive Quagga and Zebra Mussels in the Western United States. CRC Press, pp. 161-173. (Note: Abstract only; article for purchase)
   

2014

• An empirical analysis of the consequences of zebra mussel invasions on fisheries in inland, freshwater lakes in Southern Ontario (Nienhuis et al. 2014)

• Decontamination protocols for watercraft and wildland firefighting equipment in preventing the spread of invasive quagga (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) and zebra (Dreissena polymorpha) mussels (Watters 2014)

• Evaluating the efficacy of quaternary ammonium compounds for wildland firefighting equipment exposed to dreissenid adults and veligers (Watters 2014) 

• Efficacy of Copper Based Algaecides for Control of  Quagga and Zebra Mussels (Claudi et al. 2014) 

• Assessment of quagga mussel (Dreissena bugensis) veliger survival under thermal, temporal and emersion conditions simulating overland transport (Snider et al. 2014)

• Competitive replacement of invasive congeners may relax impact on native species: Interactions among zebra, quagga, and native unionid mussels (Burlakova et al. 2014)

• Current prevention and management approaches for aquatic invasive species in jurisdictions outside Alberta (Hutchinson Environmental Sciences, Ltd. 2014)

• Mass mortality of invasive zebra and quagga mussels by desiccation during severe winter conditions (Leuven et al. 2014) 

• Coatings for Mussel Control — Results from Six Years of Field Testing (Bureau of Reclamation 2014)

• Changes in Lake Erie benthos over the last 50 years: Historical perspectives, current status, and main drivers (Burlakova et al. 2014)

• Quantifying the ecological niche overlap between two interacting invasive species: the zebra mussel and the quagga mussel (Quinn et al. 2014)

• Columbia River Basin Interagency Invasive Species Response Plan: Zebra Mussels and Other Dreissenid Species (February 2014)

• TX City projects spending $3 million over 3 years to fight invasive species (7/5/14)

• Atlantium technologies medium pressure UV dose required for minimizing downstream settlement of quagga mussel veligers (RNT Consulting 2014)

• Evaluation of the effects of ultra-violet light treatment on quagga mussel veligers at Davis Dam (Pucherelli 2014)

• Coatings for mussel control - results from six years of field testing (BOR 2014)

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2013

• Invasive zebra mussels (Driessena polymorpha) and Asian clams (Corbicula fluminea) survive gut passage of migratory fish species: Implications for dispersal (Gatlin et al. 2013)

• Interrelations between Dreissena polymorpha colonization and autotrophic periphyton development – a field study in a temperate floodplain lake (Stevic et al. 2013)

• Efficacy of Endothall for Control of Adult Quagga and Zebra Mussels (RNT Consulting 2013)

• Estimating costs of using foul-release type coatings to mitigate Dreissena sp. mussel macrofouling at a FCRPS facility (Wells and Sytsma 2013)

• Spatio-temporal spawning and larval dynamics of a zebra mussel population in a North Texas Reservoir: implications for invasions in the southern United States (Churchill 2013)

• The Quagga and Zebra Mussel Eradication and Control Tactic Information Sheet Series (CA Sea Grant 2013)

• Assessing the Viability of Zebra And Quagga Mussels: Legal and Enforcement Challenges (Bowling 2013)

• Quagga and zebra mussel risk via veliger transfer by overland hauled boats (Dalton and Cottrell 2013)

• Estimating survival rates of quagga mussel veliger larvae under summer and autumn temperature regimes in residual water of trailered watercraft at Lake Mead (Choi et al. 2013)

• Invasive quagga mussels can be attenuated by redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus) in the Southwestern United States (Wong et al. 2013)

• Presentation to NWPCC on Portland State University research findings related to Dreissena mussels (February 2013)

• Review of mussel adhesion mechanism and scoping study (BOR 2013)

• Effectiveness of Earthtec® for killing invasive quagga mussels (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) and preventing their colonization in the western United States (Watters et al. 2013)
   

2012

• Technology adoption and mitigation of invasive species damage and risk: application to zebra mussels (Adams and Lee 2013)

• Assessment of the Water Quality Conditions at Ed Zorinsky Reservoir and the Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) Population Emerged after the Drawdown of the Reservoir and Management Implications for the District’s Papillion and Salt Creek Reservoirs (USACE 2012)

• Assessment of the Efficacy and Environmental Impact of Zequanox® for Zebra Mussel Control Programs in Lakes and Reservoirs (Marrone Bio Innovations 2012)

• Risk Analyses for Establishment of Dreissenid Mussels at Selected Stations in the Watersheds of the San Jacinto and Lower Trinity Rivers (McMahon 2012)

• Risk Assessment for Three Dreissenid Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha, Dreissena rostriformis bugensis, and Mytilopsis leucophaeata) in Canadian Freshwater Ecosystems (Therriault et al. 2012)

• Evaluation of the Tagelus® TA 100d sand filter for removing quagga mussel veligers from lake water and the effectiveness of the safeguard ultraviolet radiation system (Delrose 2012)

• Workshop Proceedings: Legal/ Regulatory Efforts to Minimize Expansion of Invasive Mussels through Watercraft Movements (Aug 2012)

• Coatings for Mussel Control — Three Years of Laboratory and Field Testing (Skaja et al. 2012)

• Beating of cilia determine dreissenid mussel viability (Molloy and Associates, LLC)

• A Review of the State of Idaho Dreissenid Mussel Prevention and Contingency Plans (AERF 2012)

• Coatings for Mussel Control — Three Years of Laboratory and Field Testing (BOR 2012)

• Hot water treatment (chronic upper lethal temperature) mitigates biofouling by the invasive asian mussel Limnoperna fortunei in industrial installations (Perepelizin and Boltovskoy 2012)

• Davis Dam 2011 Zequanox Facility Treatments Report (Link et al. 2012)
   

2011

• Use of quaternary ammonium to control the spread of aquatic invasive species by wildland fire equipment (Britton and Dingman 2011)

• Fish as vectors for quagga mussel contamination during Pueblo State Fish Hatchery transport (Pucherelli et al. 2011)

• Effectiveness of KCI and formalin treatment for quagga mussels during transport of wild-spawn fish eggs to Pueblo State Fish Hatchery (Pucherelli et al. 2011)

• Effectiveness of quagga mussel exclusion by custom water filters during transport of wild-spawn fish eggs to Pueblo State Fish Hatchery (Pucherelli et al. 2011)

• Adhesion mechanism of zebra and quagga mussels (BOR 2011)

• Reliability of early detection of Dreissena spp. larvae by cross polarized light microscopy, image flow cytometry, and polymerase chain reaction assays (Frischer, Nierzwicki-Bauer and Kelly 2011)

• Susceptibility of quagga mussels (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) to hot-water sprays as a means of watercraft decontamination (Comeau et al. 2011)

• Physiological Effects of Potassium Chloride, Formalin, and Handling Stress on Bonytail (Skyes et al. 2011) 
  [Note: article characterizes the sublethal physiological changes in bonytail subjected to consecutive 750-mg/L potassium chloride (KCl) and 25-mg/L formalin treatments for the removal of zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha and quagga mussel]

• Sterile Male Release Technique (SMRT) Using X-Ray Irradiation as a Potential Novel Method for Managing Invasive Quagga Mussels (Misamore et al. 2011)

• Stepping Stones for Biological Invasion: A Bioeconomic Model of Transferable Risk (Warziniack et al. 2011)

• Dreissenids in Lake Erie: an algal filter or a fertilizer? (Zhang et al. 2011)

• Effectiveness of EarthTec ® on killing invasive quagga musselsand preventing their colonization in the Western U.S. (Watters 2011)

• Bioaccumulation of pollutants in the zebra mussel from hazardous industrial waste and evaluation of spatial distribution using GAMs (Alcaraz et al. 2011)

• Hydrologic controls and anthropogenic drivers of the zebra mussel invasion of the Mississippi-Missouri river system (Mari et al. 2011)

• Adhesion Mechanism of Zebra and Quagga Mussels (BOR 2011)

• Examination of Calcium and pH as Predictors of Dreissenid Mussel Survival in the CA State Water Project (Claudi and Prescott 2011)

• Evaluation of Quagga Mussel Veliger Thermal Tolerance (Craft and Myrick 2011)

• An evaluation of artificial substrates for monitoring the quagga mussel (Dreissena bugensis) in Lake Mead, Nevada-Arizona (Mueting et al.  2011)

• Susceptibility of Quagga Mussels (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) to Hot Water Sprays as a Means of Watercraft Decontamination (Comeau et al. 2011)

• Acute upper thermal limits of three aquatic invasive invertebrates: Hot water treatment to prevent upstream transport of invasive species (Beyer et al. 2011)

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2010

• Quagga-Zebra Mussel Action Plan for Western U.S. Waters (2010)

• Assessment of Potential Impact of Mussels to John Day and Dalles Projects (RNT Consulting for USACE 2010)

• Approaching Storm: Disappearing Winter Bloom in Lake Michigan (Kerfoot et al. 2010)

• Evaluating the Potential for Technology Adoption in Mitigating Invasive Species Damage and Risk: Application to Zebra Mussels (Adams and Lee 2010)

• Changes in Lake Huron’s Ecosystem and Foodweb cause Chinook salmon collapse Summer 2010 (MIDNR 2010)

• Boundary Hydroelectric Project – Aquatic Invasive Species Control and Prevention Plan (Seattle City Light 2010)

• Hydrodynamic forces affect larval zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) mortality in a laboratory setting (Horvath and  Crane 2010)

• Procedures for Conducting Underwater Searches for Invasive Mussels (Dreissena sp.) (Adams, December 2010)

• Survey Of Dreissenid Veliger Laboratories (WRP Dreissenid Detection Standards and Protocol Working Group 2010)

• Prioritizing zebra and quagga mussel monitoring in Columbia River Basin (Wells et al. 2010)

• Addressing the Challenge of Mutual Acceptance of Dreissenid Mussel Vessel Certification Programs – A Pathway to Reciprocity [California] (Giusti 2010)

• A Survey of Commercial Watercraft Haulers in the United States (Zook and Phillips, November 2010)

• Aquatic Invasive Species: Transport via Trailered Boats – What Is Being Moved, Who Is Moving It, and What Can Be Done (Rothlisberger et al. 2010)

• Dreissenid mussels are not a "dead end" in Great Lakes food webs (Madenjian et al. 2010)

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2009-1985 Archived Articles

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