Aquatic Invasive Species
Estimates vary, but it is likely that over 180 different species have invaded the Great Lakes watershed. Invasives can outcompete our natives, change the biological pathways of nutrients and toxins, become a nuisance by fouling man-made structures, or have entirely unforeseen impacts on the natural community or regional economies. Staying on top of new invasions and striving to prevent future ones is essential to Lake Erie's future health.
R/ER-030-PD
Occurrence and Distribution of Freshwater Sponges (Spongillidae) on Zebra Mussels in Lake Erie
R/LR-002 
Started: 9/1/1986, Status: CompletedCompetitive Interactions of the Invading White Perch with the Yellow Perch of Lake Erie
R/ER-017-PD 
Started: 12/1/1989, Status: CompletedThe Effects of Zebra Mussels on Pelagic Communities
R/ER-010 
Started: 1/1/1987, Status: CompletedDynamics of Zooplankton-Fish Interactions: Impact of the Introduction of Bythotrephes cederstroemi
R/ER-020-PD 
Started: 4/1/1990, Status: CompletedSeasonal Patterns of Metabolis, Feeding and Growth of Dressena polymorpha in Western Lake Erie
R/ER-022-PD 
Started: 5/1/1990, Status: CompletedThe Fate of Phytoplankton Following Processing by the Zebra Mussel
R/PS-006-PD 
Started: 4/1/1990, Status: CompletedContribution of the Zebra Mussel to Contaminant Cycling in the Great Lakes
R/PS-008-PD 
Started: 4/1/1990, Status: CompletedTesting of Mechanical, Molluscicidal, Anti-Attachment, Antibiofouling Agents on the Zebra Mussel
R/PS-007-PD 
Started: 12/1/1990, Status: CompletedControl of Zebra Mussels with Lemmatoxins, a natural molluscicide from Phytolacca dodecandra
R/ME-014-PD 
Started: 4/1/1990, Status: CompletedThe Economic Costs of the Zebra Mussel to Ohio's North Coast
R/ER-015 
Started: 11/15/1988, Status: CompletedInteractions Between Newly-Introduced Zebra Mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, and Pelagic Communities
R/ME-012 
Started: 9/1/1990, Status: CompletedThe Role of Fishing and the Zebra Mussel on the Tourism Industry
A/AS-005-PD 
Started: 7/1/1992, Status: Completed"Invasion of zebra mussels to inland lakes and reservoirs: What does it mean and what can be done about it?" (A special symposium for the North America Lake Management Society)
