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REGIONAL SUSCEPTIBILITY OF NORTHEAST LAKES TO ZEBRA MUSSEL INVASION
Citation:
Whittier, T.R., A. Herlihy, AND S. Pierson. REGIONAL SUSCEPTIBILITY OF NORTHEAST LAKES TO ZEBRA MUSSEL INVASION. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-95/363.
Description:
The rapid spread of the exotic zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) concerns aquatic resource managers in the United States and Canada. ince 1990 it has been spreading from the Great Lakes into the Northeast. he primary goal of this study is to provide lake resource managers in the Northeast with sound information for use in developing strategies and programs for controlling zebra mussels. he zebra mussel cannot colonize equally in northeastern lakes in part because soft water causes ion exchange and reproductive problems when [CA2+] reaches a lower limit of approximately 12 mg/L, and pH drops below 7.3. he map and data produced provide a first step in what should be an ongoing regional risk assessment.