"Replacement of zebra mussels by quagga mussels in the Canadian nearsho" by Karen A. Wilson, E. Todd Howell et al.
 

Replacement of zebra mussels by quagga mussels in the Canadian nearshore of Lake Ontario: distribution and correlations with substrate, round goby abundance and upwelling frequency

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Article

Publication Date

2006

Publication Title

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Abstract

We surveyed 27 5-m sites and 25 20-m sites in late August 2003. Quagga mussels dominated all sites (mean: 9,404/m2; range 31–24,270), having almost completely replaced zebra mussels. Round gobies (Neogobius melanostomus) were associated with quagga populations dominated by large mussels.

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