Zebra Mussels by Bridget Ward https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x en-us 2016-10-21 12:40:21 UTC 2023-06-30 00:33:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hotsun.png Zebra Mussels wardb3 https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132321640 They are established in Minnesota and were first found in the Duluth/Superior Harbor in 1989. ]]> 2016-10-21 12:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132321640 What you are looking for.... wardb3 https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132332711 Enivironmental
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ISSUES THESE SPECIES CREATE]]> 2016-10-21 13:21:24 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132332711 Where are they native? wardb3 https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132383787 Russia]]> 2016-10-21 15:50:13 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132383787  This species was originally native to the lakes of southern Russia calebcruzado https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132396825 2016-10-21 16:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132396825 How did they get to there "invasive place? wardb3 https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132396968 2016-10-21 16:30:55 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132396968 the zebra mussel has been accidentally introduced to numerous other areas, and has become an invasive species in many different countries worldwide. They were invasive to the Great Lakes but in the 1990s, they invaded the Hudson River. calebcruzado https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132397172 2016-10-21 16:31:37 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132397172 clog water intakes glennspear228 https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132397631 D-shaped shells]]> 2016-10-21 16:32:57 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132397631 attach to boat motors and hulls, reducing performance and efficiancy glennspear228 https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132398126 2016-10-21 16:34:29 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132398126 c_casique0247 https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132398849
As a native to Russia, zebra mussels were introduced into the Great Lakes in 1985 or 1986, when one or more transoceanic ships discharged ballast water into Lake St. Clair. Being a temperate, freshwater species, the zebra mussels found the plankton-rich Lakes St. Clair and Erie to their liking.
]]> 2016-10-21 16:36:44 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132398849 calebcruzado https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132400141 2016-10-21 16:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132400141 karabennett37 https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132401251 2016-10-21 16:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132401251 can attach to other native mussels and smother them glennspear228 https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132401924 2016-10-21 16:46:31 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132401924 calebcruzado https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132402159 2016-10-21 16:47:21 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132402159 ria_bosshart https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132402328 2016-10-21 16:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132402328 ria_bosshart https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132402585 2016-10-21 16:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132402585 Invasive species are capable of causing extinctions of native plants and animals, reducing biodiversity, competing with native organisms for limited resources, and altering habitats. samantha_q_01 https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132404072 2016-10-21 16:53:34 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132404072 They primarily consume phytoplankton, but other suspended material is filtered from the water column including bacteria, protozoans, zebra mussel veligers, other microzooplankton and silt. ria_bosshart https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132404385 2016-10-21 16:54:38 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132404385 strain water for the food they need. Unused food is bound with mucous into a pellet called pseudofeces, which is ejected. Each adult zebra mussel can filter about one liter of water per day. Nearly all particulate matter, including phytoplankton and some small forms of zooplankton, are removed. These microscopic plants and animals are the base of the food chain. Small fish, such as young sportfish or forage fish, depend on this food for survival and growth. The long-term consequences of removing so much food from the environment is still being studied. calebcruzado https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132404404 2016-10-21 16:54:41 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132404404 Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) were first discovered in the Great Lakes in 1988. Within one year, zebra mussels colonized nearly every firm object in Lake Erie. Zebra mussels quickly spread to all the Great Lakes. samantha_q_01 https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132404942 2016-10-21 16:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132404942 contribute to poor tasting water and odor glennspear228 https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132405211 2016-10-21 16:57:08 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132405211 Zebra Mussels Alter the EnvironmentZebra mussels are filter feeders. They strain water for the food they need. Unused food is bound with mucous into a pellet called pseudofeces, which is ejected. Each adult zebra mussel can filter about one liter of water per day. Nearly all particulate matter, including phytoplankton and some small forms of zooplankton, are removed. These microscopic plants and animals are the base of the food chain. Small fish, such as young sportfish or forage fish, depend on this food for survival and growth. The long-term consequences of removing so much food from the environment is still being studied. samantha_q_01 https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132405445 2016-10-21 16:58:00 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132405445 a potential economic impact of 5 billion dollars in the U.S. and Canada within the Great Lake regions alone over the next 10 years glennspear228 https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132405634 2016-10-21 16:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132405634 idaliz90 https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132406766 2016-10-21 17:02:33 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132406766 They prefer algae-rich, shallow water ranging in depths of 6 to 30 feet. wardb3 https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132406980 2016-10-21 17:03:16 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132406980 c_casique0247 https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132407347 Zebra mussels decreases the oxygen levels

]]> 2016-10-21 17:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132407347 steph_j_roy https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132407511 2016-10-21 17:05:25 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132407511 Zebra mussels promote the presence of blue-green algae blooms, caused byMicrocystis species, which produce a group of toxins known as microcysins. Microcysins have been shown to cause death in both terrestrial and aquatic animals. In humans the toxin is believed to damage the liver wardb3 https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132407640 2016-10-21 17:05:55 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132407640 Invasive species can also impact human health. Invasive zebra mussels accumulate toxins in their tissues like PCB's and PAH's. When other organisms prey on these mussels, the toxins are passed up the food chain and can also enter animals consumed by humans. idaliz90 https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132407819 2016-10-21 17:06:29 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132407819 attach to boat motors and boat hulls, reducing performance and efficiency,attach to rocks, swim rafts and ladders where swimmers can cut their feet on the mussel shells, andclog irrigation intakes and other pipes. calebcruzado https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132408193 2016-10-21 17:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132408193 The rapid invasion of North American waterways has been facilitated by the zebra mussel's ability to disperse during all life stages. ria_bosshart https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132408215 2016-10-21 17:07:36 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132408215 Passive drift of large numbers of pelagic larval veligers allows invasion downstream. Yearlings are able to detach and drift for short distances. ria_bosshart https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132408444 2016-10-21 17:08:16 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132408444 to prevent calebcruzado https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132408698 clean weeds and debris from your boats, and remove any attached zebra mussels,
drain your boat, live wells, and bait wells, and keep all drain plugs out while traveling,
dispose of unwanted bait in the trash, and
dry docks, lifts, swim rafts and other equipment for at least 21 days before placing equipment into another water body


]]> 2016-10-21 17:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132408698 Zebra mussels in the Great Lakes can rapidly cover submerged surfaces, clogging up water intakes at water treatment facilities and power plants. Removing this invasive species costs an estimated $500 million annually in the Great Lakes alone. 24 Power companies spend an estimated $1.5 million each year to control kudzu vines growing on power lines. idaliz90 https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132408727 2016-10-21 17:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132408727 To help prevent spread, inspect your boats hull, drive unit, trim plates, trolling plates, prop guards, transducers, centerboards, rollers, axles, anchors, anchor rope and trailer glennspear228 https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132409180 2016-10-21 17:10:28 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132409180 c_casique0247 https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132409786 Zequanox to get rid of zebra mussels; the product is made from dead bacteria]]> 2016-10-21 17:12:18 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132409786 idaliz90 https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132410101 2016-10-21 17:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/wardb3/71sstq7fn08x/wish/132410101