Recent declines in benthic macroinvertebrate densities in Lake Ontario.

By S. Lozano, J. Scharold, T. Nalepa. 2001

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Subfields: Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Oceanography

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Continued disappearance of the benthic amphipod Diporeia spp. in Lake Michigan: is there evidence for food limitation? (2006, background): “In Lake Ontario, where the dreissenid expansion occurred earlier than in Lake Michigan, oligochaete densities have recently declined ( Lozano et al. 2001 ).”
Non-indigenous invasive bivalves as ecosystem engineers (2009, background): “Some studies (e.g., Nalepa et al. 1998; Lozano et al. 2001), however, have shown a negative impact of D. polymorpha beds on the diversity and density of benthic invertebrate fauna.”
Influence of Diporeia Density on Diet Composition, Relative Abundance, and Energy Density of Planktivorous Fishes in Southeast Lake Michigan (2005, background): “The benthic amphipod Diporeia is an important food resource for planktivorous fish in offshore areas of the Great Lakes, but its abundance has been rapidly decreasing (Dermott and Kerec 1997; Nalepa et al. 1998, 2000, 2003; Dermott 2001; Lozano et al. 2001).”
Shifts in the Diets of Slimy Sculpin ( Cottus cognatus ) and Lake Whitefish ( Coregonus clupeaformis ) in Lake Ontario Following the Collapse of the Burrowing Amphipod Diporeia (2003, methodology): “By combining Dermott’s (2001) and Lozano et al. (2001) observations with our own, we can reconstruct the chronological order of the collapse of Diporeia in Lake Ontario: first disappearing at depths >70 m in eastern Lake Ontario by autumn 1992, next disappearing from depths less <70 m in eastern…”
Effects of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) on native bivalves: the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning? (2007, background): “Although much less well studied, populations of sphaeriid clams also have declined since the zebra mussel invasion (Lauer and McComish 2001, Lozano et al. 2001, Strayer and Smith 2001).”
Feeding Ecology of Lake Whitefish in Lake Huron (2006, background): “…been implicated in a dramatic decline of the amphipod Diporeia spp., formerly the dominant benthic invertebrate in offshore waters of the Great Lakes and a key link between primary production and fish production (Gardner et al. 1990, Dermott and Kerec 1997, Nalepa et al. 1998, Lozano et al. 2001).”
Impacts of Dreissena invasions on benthic macroinvertebrate communities: a meta‐analysis (2007, background): “Diporeia differs from gammarids in its ability to feed on Dreissena fecal deposits and may be out-competed by Dreissena for particulate food (reviewed by Lozano et al., 2001).”
Dispersal and emerging ecological impacts of Ponto-Caspian species in the Laurentian Great Lakes. (2002, background): “1998, 2000) and Ontario (Dermott 2001; Lozano et al. 2001) also have been attributed to competition with Dreissena for settling algae, particularly spring diatoms.”
Twenty years of zebra mussels: lessons from the mollusk that made headlines (2009, background): “…performed at larger spatial scales show that the number of benthic invertebrates in the entire lake or river actually declines (Nalepa et al. 1998; Lozano et al. 2001; Strayer and Smith 2001), because declines in populations outside the zebra mussel beds outweigh any local increases within the…”
Comparative growth and feeding in zebra and quagga mussels (Dreissena polymorpha and Dreissena bugensis): implications for North American lakes (2002, background): “Great Lakes (e.g., Dermott and Kerec 1997; Mills et al. 1999; Lozano et al. 2001 ) and quagga mussels may exert the most widespread impact today in these systems because of their dominance in both profundal and littoral habitats (Mills et al. 1999).”
Evidence for Remote Effects of Dreissenid Mussels on the Amphipod Diporeia: Analysis of Lake Ontario Benthic Surveys, 1972–2003 (2007, methodology): “Lake-wide studies documented the rapid spread of D. polymorpha and D. bugensis in shallow (0–30 m) habitats along the entire southern coast of Lake Ontario by 1995 (Lozano et al. 2001, Dermott and Geminiuc 2003).”