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-024-PD 
Started: 6/18/1995, Status: CompletedEffects of Colonization of Soft Substrate by Zebra and Quagga Mussels on the Amphipod Gammarus
R/ER-033-PD 
Started: 9/1/1995, Status: CompletedSpatial Variation and Identification of a Source Population for Bythotrephes cederstroemi in the Great Lakes
R/A-008 
Started: 4/1/1996, Status: CompletedRegulation of Function in Spermatozoa of the Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) - The First Step to Contraception
R/ZM-027-PD 
Started: 6/1/1996, Status: CompletedField Testing of a Mechanical Device for the Control of Zebra Mussel Infestation in Water Piping System
R/ER-036 
Started: 9/1/1996, Status: CompletedEffects of Habitat Modification by Dreissena spp. On Burrowing Mayfly Survival and Fitness
R/ER-038 
Started: 9/1/1996, Status: CompletedEcosystem State Changes in Lake Erie: Expansion of Invading Mussel Assemblages on Soft Substrates
R/ER-040-PD
Started: 9/1/1996Preliminary Field and Laboratory Tests of the Hypothesis that Zebra Mussels Release Phytoplankton Populations from P-limitation
R/ER-039 
Started: 3/1/1997, Status: CompletedStrateties to Control Exotic Invasive Plant Species in Great Lakes Wetlands: A Field Evaluation
R/PS-016
Started: 3/1/1997Round Gobies and Zebra Mussels: Trophic Interactions Affecting Contaminant Cycling in the Great Lakes
R/NIS-004-PD 
Started: 5/1/1997, Status: CompletedGenetic Characterization of Invasive Gobies in the Great Lakes
R/ZM-020-PD 
Started: 5/15/1997, Status: CompletedBenthic Invertebrate Communities along Zebra Mussel-Macrophyte Gradients
R/PS-023
Started: 6/1/1997Environmental Transmission of Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) through a Zebra Mussel-Dominated Foodchain
A/NIS-003
Started: 9/1/1997Model HACCP-Like Plan to Restrict the Spread of Nonindigenous Species (NIS) via Sale of Baitfish and Fish for Stocking
