Clearance rates and filtering activity of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha): implications for freshwater lakes

1997 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
M J Horgan ◽  
E L Mills
Keyword(s):  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Freshwater Lakes ◽  
Clearance Rates

Interactions between zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) and microbial communities

2000 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 591-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc E Frischer ◽  
Sandra A Nierzwicki-Bauer ◽  
Robert H Parsons ◽  
Kanda Vathanodorn ◽  
Kelli R Waitkus
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Communities ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Hudson River ◽  
Zebra Mussels ◽  
Community Diversity ◽  
Ecological Effect ◽  
Clearance Rates ◽  
Surrounding Water ◽  
The Impact

Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) have had an enormous impact on aquatic environments. However, little is known concerning their interactions with microbial communities. In these studies, the ability of zebra mussels to derive nutrition from bacterioplankton and their effect on microbial community diversity were investigated in samples from the Hudson River, New York, and in laboratory studies. Clear physiological responses to starvation were observed, including decreases in respiration rates, lipid content, and total weight, that were reversed after feeding zebra mussels a diet of bacteria. Clearance rates of bacteria were correlated with bacteria size (r2= 0.995), with the lowest clearance rates associated with small indigenous river bacteria (size = 0.03 ± 0.04 µm3, clearance rate = 0.08 ± 0.02 mL·mussel-1·min-1). Comparison of the diversity of microbial communities in zebra mussel tissue extract, detritus, and pseudofecal material associated with zebra mussel colonies, surrounding water, and sediment samples revealed distinct microbial assemblages associated with these environments. The overall ecological effect and importance of bacteria - zebra mussel interactions remains unclear, but these studies indicate that these interactions occur and should be included in our efforts to better understand the impact of zebra mussels on aquatic systems.

Body size-dependent Cd accumulation in the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha from different routes

Chemosphere ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 168 ◽  
pp. 825-831 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Li Tang ◽  
Douglas Evans ◽  
Lisa Kraemer ◽  
Huan Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Cd Accumulation ◽  
Size Dependent

scholarly journals Effects of Forced Hot Air on Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) Survival

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Ussery ◽  
Andrew C. Miller ◽  
Barry S. Payne
Keyword(s):  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Hot Air

Metallothionein (MT) response after chronic palladium exposure in the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha

2008 ◽  
Vol 108 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabrina N. Frank ◽  
Christoph Singer ◽  
Bernd Sures
Keyword(s):  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha

Toxoplasma gondii bioaccumulation by zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha: protozoa impact on nonspecific host

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 1670
Author(s):  
M. Palos Ladeiro ◽  
A. Bigot ◽  
S. Betoulle ◽  
I. Villena ◽  
D. Aubert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha
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