Quantifying the ecological niche overlap between two interacting invasive species: the zebra mussel(Dreissena polymorpha)and the quagga mussel(Dreissena rostriformis bugensis)

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 324-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Quinn ◽  
Belinda Gallardo ◽  
David C. Aldridge
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Ecological Niche ◽  
Niche Overlap ◽  
Quagga Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Rostriformis Bugensis

scholarly journals Advanced molecular-based surveillance of quagga and zebra mussels: A review of environmental DNA/RNA (eDNA/eRNA) studies and considerations for future directions

NeoBiota ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 117-159
Author(s):  
Sheena M. Feist ◽  
Richard F. Lance
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
High Throughput Sequencing ◽  
Freshwater Mussel ◽  
Environmental Dna ◽  
Zebra Mussels ◽  
Aquatic Invasive Species ◽  
Quagga Mussel ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Dreissena Rostriformis Bugensis

Sensitive methods, capable of rapidly and accurately detecting aquatic invasive species, are in demand. Molecular-based approaches, such as environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys, satisfy these requirements and have grown in popularity. As such, eDNA surveys could aid the effort to combat the colonisation and spread of two notoriously invasive freshwater mussel species, the quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) and zebra mussel (D. polymorpha), through improved surveillance ability. Here, we provide a review of dreissenid eDNA literature (both grey and published), summarising efforts involved in the development of various assays for use in multiple different technologies (e.g. quantitative PCR, high-throughput sequencing and loop-mediated isothermal amplification) and sampling scenarios. We discuss important discoveries made along the way, including novel revelations involving environmental RNA (eRNA), as well as the advantages and limitations of available methods and instrumentation. In closing, we highlight critical remaining gaps, where further investigation could lead to advancements in dreissenid monitoring capacity.

scholarly journals Experimental evidence of chemical attraction in the mutualistic zebra mussel-killer shrimp system

PeerJ ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. e8075
Author(s):  
Matteo Rolla ◽  
Sofia Consuegra ◽  
Eleanor Carrington ◽  
David J. Hall ◽  
Carlos Garcia de Leaniz
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Choice Test ◽  
Freshwater Species ◽  
Plausible Mechanism ◽  
Chemical Attraction ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
Artificial Grass ◽  
The Impact

Invasion facilitation, whereby one species has a positive effect on the establishment of another species, could help explain the rapid colonisation shown by some freshwater invasive species, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We employed two-choice test arenas to test whether the presence of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) could facilitate the establishment of the killer shrimp (Dikerogammarus villosus). Killer shrimp preferred to settle on mats of zebra mussel, but this was unrelated to mat size, and was not different from attraction shown to artificial grass, suggesting that zebra mussel primarily provides substrate and refuge to the killer shrimp. Killer shrimp were strongly attracted to water scented by zebra mussel, but not to water scented by fish. Chemical attraction to the zebra mussel’s scent did not differ between sympatric and allopatric populations of killer shrimp, suggesting that chemical attraction is not an acquired or learned trait. Our study shows, for the first time, chemical attraction between two highly invasive freshwater species, thereby providing a plausible mechanism for invasion facilitation. This has implications for managing the spread of killer shrimp, and perhaps other freshwater invasive species, because chemical attraction could significantly increase establishment success in mutualistic systems. Failure to consider invasion facilitation may underestimate the risk of establishment, and likely also the impact of some aquatic invaders.

Invasion of Lake Erie Offshore Sediments by Dreissena, and Its Ecological Implications

1993 ◽  
Vol 50 (11) ◽  
pp. 2298-2304 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Dermott ◽  
M. Munawar
Keyword(s):  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Lake Erie ◽  
Quagga Mussel ◽  
Central Basin ◽  
Eastern Basin ◽  
Fine Sediments ◽  
Ecological Implications ◽  
Large Populations ◽  
Hard Substrates

Large populations of the exotic rounded (noncarinate) shelled mussel of the genus Dreissena were found to exist on soft sediments collected throughout the central and eastern basins of Lake Erie during July and August 1992. Two different phenotypes were present on fine sediments (<150 μm) in the eastern basin. An elongated white morph was common on the profundal sediments beyond 40 m depth, while the "quagga" mussel was common on sand and sandy silt at depths between 10 and 30 m. Together with the carinated zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha, which is very abundant on hard substrates in the sublittoral region, at least 80% of Lake Erie's bottom sediments have been invaded by Dreissena. Only that region of the central basin (near Cleveland) which undergoes periodic summer anoxia was not inhabited by this genus.

Chaetogaster limnaei (Annelida: Oligochaeta) as a parasite of the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha, and the quagga mussel Dreissena bugensis (Mollusca: Bivalvia)

1996 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Bruce Conn ◽  
Anthony Ricciardi ◽  
Mohan N. Babapulle ◽  
Kristine A. Klein ◽  
David A. Rosen
Keyword(s):  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Quagga Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Bugensis

Field biomonitoring using the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha and the quagga mussel Dreissena bugensis following immunotoxic reponses. Is there a need to separate the two species?

2018 ◽  
Vol 238 ◽  
pp. 706-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauris Evariste ◽  
Elise David ◽  
Pierre-Luc Cloutier ◽  
Pauline Brousseau ◽  
Michel Auffret ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Quagga Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Bugensis

Limits to tolerance of temperature and salinity in the quagga mussel (Dreissena bugensis) and the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)

1995 ◽  
Vol 52 (10) ◽  
pp. 2108-2119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian P. Spidle ◽  
Bernie May ◽  
Edward L. Mills
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Temperature Limit ◽  
Acclimation Temperature ◽  
Quagga Mussel ◽  
Interspecific Difference ◽  
Thermal Limit ◽  
Dreissena Bugensis ◽  
Upper Thermal Limit

The quagga mussel (Dreissena bugensis) and the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) were exposed to varied levels of salinity and temperature in the laboratory to compare the tolerance of each species to environmental stress. The zebra mussel could tolerate 30 °C for extended periods and higher temperatures (< 39 °C) for a period of hours depending on the acclimation temperature and the rate of temperature change. The upper thermal limit of the quagga mussel may be as low as 25 °C. Mussels of both species acclimated to 5 °C were less able to survive at high temperatures (30–39 °C) than mussels acclimated to 15 or 20 °C. The reduced upper temperature limit of the quagga mussel implies that it will not be able to expand as far south in North America as has the zebra mussel. Both D. bugensis and D. polymorpha were exposed to three concentrations of NaCl (5, 10, and 20‰) to test salinity tolerance. No individuals of either species survived beyond 18 days in salinities of 5‰ or higher. No interspecific difference occurred in salinity-induced mortality rate.

Responses of Ohio River and Lake Erie dreissenid molluscs to changes in temperature and turbidity

1998 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 220-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
James H Thorp ◽  
James E Alexander, Jr. ◽  
Bonny L Bukaveckas ◽  
Gary A Cobbs ◽  
Kurt L Bresko
Keyword(s):  
Climatic Change ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Lake Erie ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Warm Season ◽  
Suspended Sediments ◽  
Quagga Mussel ◽  
Ohio River ◽  
River Population

To predict possible effects of global climatic change (via changes in ambient water temperatures and suspended sediments) on two exotic bivalves (zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, and quagga mussel, Dreissena bugensis), we evaluated survival and growth at three temperatures (ambient, ambient + 2°C, and ambient + 4°C) and two turbidities (ambient and twice ambient) in outdoor tanks for approximately 3 months during both warm and cool seasons. We compared responses of zebra and quagga mussels from southwestern Lake Erie and zebra mussel from the Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky. Experimental increases in temperature significantly enhanced growth rates in fall - early winter but not during summer - early fall. Elevated temperatures increased mortality in the warm season but not in the cool season. Zebra mussel survived better (especially the Ohio River population) than did quagga mussel at high temperatures. Inorganic turbidity had few detectable effects; relationships, where significant, varied with temperature and species. Based on these experiments and related laboratory studies, we predict that populations of Dreissena in the Ohio River and farther south will suffer overall if water temperatures increase. In contrast, more northern populations of Dreissena will probably benefit from predicted climatic change and may extend their range to higher latitudes and altitudes.

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