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/NIS-107-SG 
Started: 9/1/1997, Status: CompletedZebra Mussels as Determinants of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community Composition in Western Lake Erie: A Systematics Approach to Species Responses
R/ZM-017 
Started: 9/1/1994, Status: CompletedZebra Mussel-Mediated Shifts in Benthic Algal Communities in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron
R/ZM-004 
Started: 10/1/1991, Status: CompletedZebra Mussel - Fish Relations and Their Effects on Nutrient/Energy and Contaminant Dynamics
R/NIS-110-PD 
Started: 4/1/1999, Status: CompletedVocalizations of Round Gobies (Neogobius melanostomus) and Mottled Sculpins
R/ER-061-PD
Started: 6/1/2002Trophic transfer of heavy metals to top predators: Quantifying the role of non-native species
R/ER-070-PD
Started: 6/1/2005Trophic structure and water quality along a patch-size gradient of herbicide-treated Phragmites in a Lake Erie coastal wetland
R/ZM-011 
Started: 9/1/1991, Status: CompletedThe Use of Potassium in Control of the Zebra Mussel, Dreissena polymorpha Pallas
R/ME-012 
Started: 9/1/1990, Status: CompletedThe Role of Fishing and the Zebra Mussel on the Tourism Industry
R/ZM-002 
Started: 9/1/1992, Status: CompletedThe Impact of Zebra Mussels on the Dynamics of Heavy Metals
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-003 
Started: 2/1/1992, Status: CompletedThe Impact of Hydrodynamic Transport and Zebra Mussel Filtering on Pelagic Food Webs
R/ER-022-PD 
Started: 5/1/1990, Status: CompletedThe Fate of Phytoplankton Following Processing by the Zebra Mussel
R/ER-017-PD 
Started: 12/1/1989, Status: CompletedThe Effects of Zebra Mussels on Pelagic Communities
