Invader invaded: population dynamics of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) and quagga mussels (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) in polymictic Oneida Lake, NY, USA (1992–2013)

• Published in: Biological invasions Vol. 21; no. 5; pp. 1529 - 1544
• Main Authors: Hetherington, Amy Lee, Rudstam, Lars G., Schneider, Rebecca L., Holeck, Kristen T., Hotaling, Christopher W., Cooper, John E., Jackson, James R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.05.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abundance; Biomass; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Density; Developmental Biology; Dominance; Ecology; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Inland waters; Lakes; Life Sciences; Mollusks; Mussels; Original Paper; Plant Sciences; Silt; Substrates; United States > US; Oneida Lake; Substrate; Invasive species; Biomass; Veligers; Depth

Invasive zebra (ZM) and quagga (QM) mussels continue to spread within and across inland waters worldwide. Oneida Lake, NY, USA, is a large (207 km 2 ), mesotrophic, polymictic lake surveyed annually for dreissenids across substrates since 1992. We estimated abundance and distribution of ZMs and QMs...