Fouling mussels (Dreissena spp.) colonize soft sediments in Lake Erie and facilitate benthic invertebrates

By Andrew Bially, H. MacIsaac. 2000

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Facilitative interactions among aquatic invaders: is an "invasional meltdown" occurring in the Great Lakes? (2001, background): “In addition, by colonizing fine sediments in western Lake Erie, Dreissena has facilitated the expansion of Echinogammarus into habitats that were previously unsuitable (Bially and MacIsaac 2000).”
Impacts of the Introduced Round Goby (Apollonia melanostoma) on Dreissenids (Dreissena polymorpha and Dreissena bugensis) and on Macroinvertebrate Community between 2003 and 2006 in the Littoral Zone of Green Bay, Lake Michigan (2008, background): “Since their introduction to the Great Lakes, round gobies have also spread into several Great Lakes tributaries, three inland rivers in Michigan, an inland river in Ontario, and down the Chicago Sanitary and Shipping Canal en route to the Mississippi River (Charlebois et al. 2001).”
Non-indigenous invasive bivalves as ecosystem engineers (2009, background): “…from 38 to 90% and biomass as high as 99% were also observed in association with zebra mussel D. polymorpha presence, both in field manipulations and comparative studies (Silver Botts et al. 1996; Ricciardi et al. 1997; Thayer et al. 1997; Stewart et al. 1998, 1999a, b; Bially and MacIsaac 2000).”
Comparative growth and feeding in zebra and quagga mussels (Dreissena polymorpha and Dreissena bugensis): implications for North American lakes (2002, background): “And while experimental studies have shown great overlap in the growth of zebra and quagga mussels (MacIsaac 1994; Thorp et al. 1998), natural populations of quagga mussels tend to attain longer shell lengths than sympatric zebra mussels (e.g., Mills et al. 1999; Bially and MacIsaac 2000; Negley et”
What a difference a species makes: a meta–analysis of dreissenid mussel impacts on freshwater ecosystems (2010, background): “…important for many taxa within the benthic–littoral pathways of dreissenidinvaded ecosystems (Stewart and Haynes 1994, Ricciardi et al. 1997, Bially and MacIsaac 2000, Mills et al. 2003), and for higher trophic levels (e.g., planktivorous and piscivorous fish) that are capable of utilizing…”
Replacement of Zebra Mussels by Quagga Mussels in the Canadian Nearshore of Lake Ontario: the Importance of Substrate, Round Goby Abundance, and Upwelling Frequency (2006, background): “…estimate is rough in other respects, however; for instance, 5-m mussel densities are likely to over-estimate mussel abundance at 1 or 2 m because shallow-water mussels are often dislodged by waves and ice during winter and the substrate is recolonized each spring (e.g., Bially and MacIsaac 2000).”
Physiological energetics of Lake Erie dreissenid mussels: a basis for the displacement of Dreissena polymorpha by Dreissena bugensis (2003, background): “Establishment of dreissenid mussel populations have caused many recent changes in the Great Lakes and have had significant impacts on food webs of numerous invaded lakes, reservoirs, and rivers (Schloesser and Masteller 1999; Stewart et al. 1999; Bially and MacIsaac 2000).”
Can Invasive Species Facilitate Native Species? Evidence of How, When, and Why These Impacts Occur (2006, background): “These invaders form dense, complex, colonies which provide refuge and greatly increase invertebrate diversity and abundance as compared to adjacent habitats (Crooks 1998; Bially and MacIsaac 2000).”
First Finding of the Amphipod Echinogammarus ischnus and the Mussel Dreissena bugensis in Lake Michigan (2001, background): “Bially and MacIsaac (2000) found E. ischnusin shallow, soft-substrate locations in Lake Erie, but only in close association with Dreissenaclusters.”
Dispersal and emerging ecological impacts of Ponto-Caspian species in the Laurentian Great Lakes. (2002, background): “…shells provide solid surfaces for attachment of algae and spatially complex surfaces for the benefit amphipods, turbellarians, hydrozoans, and oligochaetes, while certain chironomids and gastropods benefit from both habitat structure and food supply (Stewart et al. 1998; Bially and MacIsaac 2000).”
The Distribution and Abundance of Dreissena Species (Dreissenidae) in Lake Erie, 2002 (2005, background): “Zebra mussels remained dominant in the western basin (Berkman et al. 2000, Bially and MacIsaac 2000, Jarvis et al. 2000).”
Long‐term demography of a zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) population (2006, background): “Disturbance may be an important factor in rivers that are subject to flood scour and in shallow lakes and rivers in cold climates, where waves and ice scour may be important (MacIsaac, 1996; Chase & Bailey, 1999; Bially & MacIsaac, 2000).”
Impacts of Dreissena invasions on benthic macroinvertebrate communities: a meta‐analysis (2007, background): “Dreissena-associated communities on soft sediments frequently include organisms more typical of rocky substrata, such as gammarid amphipod and isopod crustaceans, hydroids, flatworms, leeches, and snails (e.g. Karatayev et al., 1997; Bially & MacIsaac, 2000; Beekey et al., 2004; Reed et al., 2004).”
Dreissenid Phosphorus Excretion Can Sustain C. glomerata Growth Along a Portion of Lake Ontario shoreline (2009, background): “Dreissenids, especially quagga mussels, are able to colonize soft substrates (Bially and MacIsaac, 2000; Beekly et al., 2004) where they form extensive areas covered in shell material from living and dead mussels (Coakley et al.”
Invasive mussels induce community changes by increasing habitat complexity (2012, background): “…of the substrate where the druses were found, included organisms more typical of rocky substrata, such as gammarid amphipod and isopod crustaceans, hydroids, flatworms, leeches, and snails (Karatayev et al., 1997, 2002, 2007b; Bially & Macisaac, 2000; Beekey et al., 2004; Ward & Ricciardi, 2007).”