Successful survival, growth, and reproductive potential of quagga mussels in low calcium lake water: is there uncertainty of establishment risk?

The risk of quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis Andrusov 1897) establishment into water-bodies of the western US has expanded the geographic concern regarding the ecological and economic impacts this species will have in aquatic ecosystems. Thresholds based on calcium concentrations, an e...

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Main Authors: Clinton J. Davis, Emma K. Ruhmann, Kumud Acharya, Sudeep Chandra, Christopher L. Jerde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015-11-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1276.pdf