Lake whitefish and walleye population responses to dreissenid mussel invasion in eastern Lake Ontario

• Published in: Aquatic ecosystem health & management Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 403 - 411
• Main Authors: Hoyle, J. A., Bowlby, J. N., Morrison, B. J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 09.12.2008
• Subjects: Bay of Quinte; diet; Diporeia; ecosystem change; Marine; water clarity; zebra and quagga mussels; North America, Ontario L

We reviewed responses associated with the invasion of dreissenid mussels by two eastern Lake Ontario fish populations and the fisheries they support. Resurging lake whitefish and walleye populations declined following dreissenid mussel invasion in the early 1990s. Impacts on whitefish were associate...