QUAGGA & ZEBRA MUSSELS ARCHIVES

Quagga and Zebra Mussels (1985-2015)

 

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. 
 

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

• Quagga/Zebra Facility Vulnerability Assessment Template (BOR 2009)

• Zebra Mussel Eradication Project, Lake Offutt, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska (November 2009)

• Zebra/Quagga Mussel Veliger Transport Model, Tarryall Reservoir to Cheesman Reservoir, CO (AMEC Earth & Environmental 2009)

• Quagga Mussel Risk Assessment – An Experiment Test of Quagga Mussel Survival and Reproductive Status Using Lake Tahoe Water with a Prediction of Invasion into Western Water Bodies (Chandra et al. 2009)

• BOR Zebra and Quagga Mussel Research in the Southwest U.S. (July 2009)

• Assessment of the Potential Impact of Invasive Mussels on Water System Facilities and Structures and Recommendations for Control – Pueblo Reservoir, Frying Pan-Arkansas Project (Claudi and Prescott, 2009)

• Assessment of the Potential Impact of Invasive Mussels to Water and Power System Facilities and Structures and Recommendations for Control – Willow Creek Reservoir, Granby Reservoir, Shadow Mountain Reservoir, Grand Lake, and Lake Estes, Colorado-Big Thompson Project (Claudi and Prescott, 2009)

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2008

• A calcium-based invasion risk assessment for zebra and quagga mussels (Dreissena spp) (Whittier et al 2008)

• Columbia River Basin Interagency Invasive Species Response Plan: Zebra Mussels and Other Dreissenid Species (Columbia River Basin Team, 2008)

• Quagga and Zebra Mussel Control Strategies Workshop (The Southern Nevada Water Authority and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, 2008)

• Invasive Mussel Guidebook For Recreational Water Managers and Users, California Resources Agency (October 2008)

 

2007

• National park Service Quagga/Zebra Mussel Infestation Prevention and Response Planning Guide (2007)

• Dreissenid Response Strategies at Lower Columbia River Basin Hydroelectric Fish Facilities (Kovalchuk, 2007)

• Bonneville Hydroelectric Project Response Plan for Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) (Athearn and Darland 2007)

• A laboratory investigation into the potential use of BACSAN as a control method for adult zebra mussels (Elliot, 2007)

• Overview of a Novel Green Technology: Biological Control of Zebra and Quagga Mussels with Pseudomonas fluorescens (Daniel P. Molloy and Denise A. Mayer August 24, 2007)

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2000 – 2006

• Issue Paper: Potential Economic Impacts of Zebra Mussels on the Hydropower Facilities in the Columbia River Basin  (Phillips et al. 2005)

• Final Environmental Assessment Millbrook Quarry Zebra Mussel and Quagga Mussel Eradication (2005)

• Zebra Mussel’s Calcium Threshold and Implications for its Potential Distribution in North America (Cohen and Weinstein 2001)

• Report: Estimates of Economic Impacts from ANS (mostly those attributed to zebra mussels) (Phillips 2001)

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1985 – 1999

• Risk Assessment For Adult and Juvenile Fish Passage Facilities on the Mainstem Lower Snake and Lower Columbia Rivers Relative to a Potential Zebra Mussel Infestation (Athearn 1999)

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• Use of Emersion as a Zebra Mussel Control Method (McMahon, Ussery, and Clarke 1993)

• Filtering impacts of larval and sessile zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) in western Lake Erie (MacIsaac et al. 1992)

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