Parasites are attracting increasing interest from parasite ecologists as potential indicators of
environmental quality due to the variety of ways in which they respond to anthropogenic …

SYNOPSIS. Since the discovery of the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, in the Great
Lakes in 1988 comparisons have been made with mussel populations in Europe and the …

We describe, explain, and" predict" dispersal and ecosystem impacts of six Ponto-Caspian
endemic species that recently invaded the Great Lakes via ballast water. The zebra mussel …

SYNOPSIS. The zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas), was introduced into North
America in 1986. Initial North American (NA) studies suggested that physiological responses …

SYNOPSIS. In 1989, zebra mussels received national attention in North America when they
reached densities exceeding 750,000/m2 in a water withdrawal facility along the shore of …

Limnoperna fortunei is a freshwater bivalve that invaded South America through Río de la
Plata estuary in 1989 and has since become a major macrofouling pest. Along the Paraná …

Since the first edition was published, a second invasive dreissenid, the quagga mussel, has
become established in the western US and is rapidly spreading. This book provides the first …

Predicting the ecosystem effects of invasive species and the best control strategies requires
understanding population dynamics and population regulation. Invasive bivalves zebra and …

Des mesures de la respiration, de la croissance de la coquille, de la masse corporelle et de
la reproduction chez des populations sympatriques de moules zébrées (Dreissena …

Filtration rates of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) on natural seston from two
different regions in Saginaw Bay were determined on a monthly basis from April to October …