Bioprocessing of polluted suspended matter from the water column by the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha Pallas)

Hydrobiologia ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 239 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. H. Reeders ◽  
A. Bij de Vaate
Keyword(s):  
Water Column ◽  
Suspended Matter ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha

Dispersal and Recruitment of Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in a Nearshore Area in West-central Lake Erie: The Significance of Postmetamorphic Drifting

1993 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Martel
Keyword(s):  
Water Column ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Lake Erie ◽  
Water Area ◽  
In Situ Growth ◽  
Growth Experiment ◽  
Quantitative Evidence ◽  
Shallow Water Area

Quantitative evidence that early postmetamorphic stages of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) can disperse in the water column and colonize substrates has been obtained using off-bottom scouring pad collectors and plankton sampling in a nearshore, shallow-water area (2–7 m) near Wheatley, Lake Erie, during August 1991. Collectors were deployed for 24–72 h, thus minimizing growth of recruits during deployments. Size criteria determined through an in situ growth experiment were used to discriminate between individuals arriving at a collector as (1) settling larvae or (2) postmetamorphic stages. During certain periods, 20–80% of individuals settling on collectors were postmetamorphic stages. Plankton samples taken near collectors also confirmed the presence of postmetamorphic stages in the water column. Most drifting juveniles ranged from about 300 μm shell length to 800 μm (some up to 1–2 mm). Although settlement by postmetamorphic stages occurred during various periods, they drifted and settled on collectors in much higher numbers during periods of strong wave action generated during storms. Colonization of natural and man-made substrates by postmetamorphic stages may be significant in exposed or turbulent areas and may impact on population dynamics. Whether postmetamorphic drifting is adaptive and which mechanisms are involved are unknown.

Impact of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) on phosphorus cycling and chlorophyll in lakes

1995 ◽  
Vol 52 (12) ◽  
pp. 2553-2573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Mellina ◽  
Joseph B. Rasmussen ◽  
Edward L. Mills
Keyword(s):  
Water Column ◽  
Chlorophyll A ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Size Structure ◽  
Algal Cell ◽  
Algal Community ◽  
Community Size ◽  
Western Basin ◽  
Excretion Rates

We determined the effects of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) on water column phosphorus (P) and chlorophyll a levels and algal community size structure as well as rates of P excretion in laboratory experiments. Zebra mussel at a threshold density of 0.25/L were able to decouple the nutrient–chlorophyll relationship, to induce erratic patterns in P and chlorophyll a trends, and to decrease mean algal cell sizes. Using shell length we explained 75 and 71% of the variability in P excretion rates in trials held at 17 and 22 °C. Using mass balance modeling, we examined the effects of zebra mussel growth and mortality on mean annual steady-state P levels as functions of hydraulic flushing and P loadings for the western basin of Lake Erie, for Lake St. Clair, and for Oneida Lake. Zebra mussel affected water column P levels only when the annual P accumulated into mussel biomass represented >20% of the lake's annual P loading. The mussel populations in all three lakes did not substantially affect water column P levels but decoupling of the nutrient–chlorophyll relationship was observed in lakes Erie and St. Clair. No evidence was found for increased decoupling of this relationship with increasing zebra mussel density in European lakes.

Removal of algae by the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) population in western Lake Erie: a bioenergetics approach

1995 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 381-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles P. Madenjian
Keyword(s):  
Primary Production ◽  
Water Column ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Lake Erie ◽  
Mussel Population ◽  
Western Basin ◽  
Bioenergetics Model ◽  
Western Lake ◽  
Western Lake Erie

A bioenergetics model for growth of a zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) individual was verified with observations on zebra mussel growth in western Lake Erie. The bioenergetics model was then applied to the zebra mussel population in the western basin of Lake Erie to estimate the removal of phytoplankton by mussels. According to the modeling results, the zebra mussel population consumed 5.0 million tonnes of phytoplankton, while 1.4 million tonnes of phytoplankton was deposited in pseudofeces from the mussels. Thus, a total of 6.4 ± 2.4 million tonnes of phytoplankton was removed from the water column by zebra mussel in western Lake Erie during 1990. Primary production was estimated to be 24.8 million tonnes; therefore, zebra mussel removed the equivalent of 26 ± 10% of the primary production for western Lake Erie.

Effects of the exotic zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) on metal cycling in Lake Erie

1997 ◽  
Vol 54 (7) ◽  
pp. 1630-1638 ◽  
Author(s):  
P L Klerks ◽  
P C Fraleigh ◽  
J E Lawniczak
Keyword(s):  
Water Column ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Lake Erie ◽  
Zebra Mussels ◽  
Western Lake ◽  
Metal Levels ◽  
Lake Bottom ◽  
The Impact

This research demonstrated the impact of high densities of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) on the cycling of copper, nickel, and zinc in a lake environment. Experiments with mussels on sedimentation traps in western Lake Erie and with mussels in flow-through tanks receiving Lake Erie water showed that zebra mussels remove metals from the water column, incorporate metals in their tissues, and deposit metals on the lake bottom. Removal of metals from the water column was estimated at 10-17% · day-1 of the amounts present. This material was largely deposited on the lake bottom; zebra mussels more than doubled the rate at which metals were being added to the lake bottom. Metal biodeposition rates were extremely high (e.g., 50 mg Zn · m-2 · day-1) in high-turbidity areas with elevated metal levels. Two factors contributed to metal biodeposition by zebra mussels. First, their production of feces and pseudofeces increased the rate at which suspended matter was being added to the sediment (accounting for 92% of the increased metal biodeposition). Second, the material coming out of suspension had higher metal concentrations when zebra mussels were present (constituting 8% of the increased biodeposition).

The TRANSAQUA model applied to zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) used for the biomonitoring of 137Cs and 106Ru contamination

1998 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 999-1009 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Garnier-Laplace ◽  
F Vray ◽  
J P Baudin ◽  
L Jourd'heuil
Keyword(s):  
Suspended Matter ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Zebra Mussels ◽  
Pollutant Concentrations ◽  
Model Transfer ◽  
Aquatic Food ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Reprocessing Plant ◽  
Fuel Reprocessing

The dynamics of contamination of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) by two artificial radionuclides, 106Ru and 137Cs, were quantified in a simplified experimental ecosystem. Main sources of contamination (water, phytoplankton, and other natural suspended matter) were considered. The kinetic constants of accumulation and elimination governing each transfer in the ecosystem were used to calibrate the TRANSAQUA model (TRANSfer of radionuclides along AQUAtic food chains). This model was run to simulate the time series of pollutant concentrations within a population of zebra mussels in the Rhone River downstream of the Marcoule fuel reprocessing plant. The ecological parameters considered included the seasonal cycle of phytoplankton and the mussel clearance rate. The TRANSAQUA model was validated on the basis of a comparison between the simulated results and the data from quarterly gamma spectrometry measurements of samples from the mussel population. Almost all field data were within the range of simulated concentrations, except a few points sampled just after periods of flood or low water. For 106Ru, the water pathway was predominant for the whole mussel, almost reaching 80%. For 137Cs, the ingestion of natural suspended matter, other than phytoplankton, was the main route explaining the contamination of the entire mussel.

Daily Settlement Rates of the Zebra Mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, on an Artificial Substrate Correlate with Veliger Abundance

1994 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 856-861 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Martel ◽  
Andrea F. Mathieu ◽  
C. Scott Findlay ◽  
Stephen J. Nepszy ◽  
Joseph H. Leach
Keyword(s):  
Water Column ◽  
Late Stage ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Physical Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Daily Monitoring ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between daily settlement rates and local concentrations of veligers of the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, was investigated using plankton sampling and scouring pad collectors. A total of 102 plankton and 136 collector samples were taken from a nearshore site near Wheatley, Ontario, in west-central Lake Erie, over 17 consecutive d in August 1992. Results demonstrate a strong correlation between daily settlement rates and daily concentrations of late-stage (competent) veligers in the water column (determined at shell lengths ≥ 170 μm; r = 0.93–0.98; p < 0.001; log10-transformed data). Variations in settlement rates of 1–3 orders of magnitude occurred within 24–96 h. Results also suggest that wind-induced hydrodynamics can affect settlement rates of zebra mussel larvae; the period used to monitor settlement (24 h) was much shorter than that employed (~1–2+ wk) in previous studies. Daily monitoring of concentrations of late-stage veligers in the water column as well as settlers (fibrous collectors) may help to identify biological and physical factors affecting short-term variability in settlement; it may also prove advantageous for industries where early detection of colonization by the zebra mussel is critical for cost-effective control of this invasive mollusc.

scholarly journals Zebra Mussel Holobionts Fix and Recycle Nitrogen in Lagoon Sediments

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ugo Marzocchi ◽  
Stefano Bonaglia ◽  
Anastasija Zaiko ◽  
Grazia M. Quero ◽  
Irma Vybernaite-Lubiene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Column ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Feeding Activity ◽  
N Cycling ◽  
Curonian Lagoon ◽  
N Transformations ◽  
Ecosystem Level ◽  
Shallow Water Sediment ◽  
Diazotrophic Community

Bivalves are ubiquitous filter-feeders able to alter ecosystems functions. Their impact on nitrogen (N) cycling is commonly related to their filter-feeding activity, biodeposition, and excretion. A so far understudied impact is linked to the metabolism of the associated microbiome that together with the host constitute the mussel’s holobiont. Here we investigated how colonies of the invasive zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) alter benthic N cycling in the shallow water sediment of the largest European lagoon (the Curonian Lagoon). A set of incubations was conducted to quantify the holobiont’s impact and to quantitatively compare it with the indirect influence of the mussel on sedimentary N transformations. Zebra mussels primarily enhanced the recycling of N to the water column by releasing mineralized algal biomass in the form of ammonium and by stimulating dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA). Notably, however, not only denitrification and DNRA, but also dinitrogen (N2) fixation was measured in association with the holobiont. The diazotrophic community of the holobiont diverged substantially from that of the water column, suggesting a unique niche for N2 fixation associated with the mussels. At the densities reported in the lagoon, mussel-associated N2 fixation may account for a substantial (and so far, overlooked) source of bioavailable N. Our findings contribute to improve our understanding on the ecosystem-level impact of zebra mussel, and potentially, of its ability to adapt to and colonize oligotrophic environments.

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