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/ZM-013 
Started: 8/1/1991, Status: CompletedThe Economic Costs of the Zebra Mussel to Ohio's North Coast Economy
R/ZM-006 
Started: 8/1/1991, Status: CompletedInfluence of Zebra Mussel Invasion on Carbon and Phosphorus Dynamics in Plankton Communities: A Mesocosm Study in Saginaw Bay
R/ZM-001 
Started: 9/1/1991, Status: CompletedAccumulation and Trophic Transfer of Organic Xenobiotics by the Zebra Mussel, Dreissena polymorpha: The Role of Route of Exposure and Lipid Content
R/ZM-011 
Started: 9/1/1991, Status: CompletedThe Use of Potassium in Control of the Zebra Mussel, Dreissena polymorpha Pallas
R/ZM-004 
Started: 10/1/1991, Status: CompletedZebra Mussel - Fish Relations and Their Effects on Nutrient/Energy and Contaminant Dynamics
R/ZM-010 
Started: 2/1/1992, Status: CompletedInfluences of Temperature and Diet on Physiological Energetics of Growth and Reproduction of Dreissena polymorpha
R/ZM-003 
Started: 2/1/1992, Status: CompletedThe Impact of Hydrodynamic Transport and Zebra Mussel Filtering on Pelagic Food Webs
R/ZM-005 
Started: 5/1/1992, Status: CompletedThe Impact of Zebra Mussels on the Benthic Food Web in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron
R/ZM-008-PD 
Started: 5/1/1992, Status: CompletedDeveloping Mass Culture Techniques for Rearing Larvae of the Zebra Mussel, Dreissena Polymorpha
R/EM-017-PD
Started: 6/1/1992The Areal and Vertical Distribution of Cladophora glomerata in Western Lake Erie and its Interaction with the Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)
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)
R/ZM-014 
Started: 9/1/1992, Status: CompletedA Policy Framework for Non-Indigenous Species in the Great Lakes
R/ZM-015 
Started: 9/1/1992, Status: CompletedNutrient Regeneration by Zebra Mussels and Its Impact on Phytoplankton
