Effects of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) on native bivalves: the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning?

By David L. Strayer, Heather M. Malcom. Journal of The North American Benthological Society, 2007

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography

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Alien species in fresh waters: ecological effects, interactions with other stressors, and prospects for the future (2010, background): “We do not know if this reversal is permanent, nor do we understand the mechanism behind it; the zebra mussel population did not decline and phytoplankton biomass did not recover in the second seven-year period (Strayer & Malcom, 2007).”
Biodiversity on the brink: an assessment of conservation strategies for North American freshwater mussels (2013, background): “To put this fauna in perspective, the Mississippi River basin alone supports 3–4 times as many mussel species as the Amazon-Orinoco or Congo river basins, which support the world’s richest freshwater fish faunas, and in some parts of the eastern United States, more mussel species can be found in 1 m”
What a difference a species makes: a meta–analysis of dreissenid mussel impacts on freshwater ecosystems (2010, background): “…have caused cyanobacterial and benthic algal blooms (Orlova et al. 2004, Higgins et al. 2008, Knoll et al. 2008) as well as the decline of native unionid and fish populations (Schloesser and Nalepa 1994, Ricciardi et al. 1998, Mills et al. 2003, Strayer et al. 2004, Strayer and Malcom 2007).”
Fouling of European freshwater bivalves (Unionidae) by the invasive zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) (2011, background): “However, Strayer & Malcom (2007) also showed that, after initial declines, unionoid populations in Hudson River have stabilised or even recovered, with the initial declines in population sizes and body condition correlated with the filtration rates of zebra mussels but not with fouling.”