Zebra mussel beds: an effective feeding ground for Ponto-Caspian gobies or suitable shelter for their prey?

• Published in: PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) Vol. 4; p. e2672
• Main Authors: Kobak, Jarosław, Poznańska, Małgorzata, Jermacz, Łukasz, Kakareko, Tomasz, Prądzynski, Daniel, Łodygowska, Małgorzata, Montowska, Karolina, Bącela-Spychalska, Karolina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States PeerJ. Ltd 15.11.2016; PeerJ, Inc; PeerJ Inc
• Subjects: Abundance; Animal Behavior; Babka gymnotrachelus; Dreissena polymorpha; Ecology; Ecosystem engineers; Feeding; Fish; Fisheries and Fish Science; Food availability; Food selection; Habitat selection; Habitats; Invasional meltdown; Lakes; Literature reviews; Marine Biology; Mollusks; Perca flavescens; Prey; Proterorhinus semilunaris; Shelters; Zoology; North America; Europe; Ecosystem engineers; Babka gymnotrachelus; Invasional meltdown; Dreissena polymorpha; Proterorhinus semilunaris

Aggregations of the Ponto-Caspian invasive zebra mussel ( Dreissena polymorpha ) constitute a suitable habitat for macroinvertebrates, considerably increasing their abundance and providing effective antipredator protection. Thus, the overall effect of a mussel bed on particular predator species may...