https://padlet.com/avagerardi24/ncq498re1v7h43yj Ava Gerardi en-us 2021-11-02 14:30:45 UTC 2025-11-22 16:47:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f923.png avagerardi24 https://padlet.com/avagerardi24/ncq498re1v7h43yj/wish/1864828772 The Zebra Mussels arrived in the Hudson Valley and their population bounced from 0-2000. There was about 2.6 zebra mussels every square meter]]> 2021-11-03 14:28:02 UTC https://padlet.com/avagerardi24/ncq498re1v7h43yj/wish/1864828772 avagerardi24 https://padlet.com/avagerardi24/ncq498re1v7h43yj/wish/1875417316 The Population of the Zebra Mussels peaked and increased to 2,500. The density rose to 2.8 per square meter]]> 2021-11-08 15:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/avagerardi24/ncq498re1v7h43yj/wish/1875417316 avagerardi24 https://padlet.com/avagerardi24/ncq498re1v7h43yj/wish/1875426696 There was no population or sign of Zebra Mussels in the Hudson Valley]]> 2021-11-08 15:25:46 UTC https://padlet.com/avagerardi24/ncq498re1v7h43yj/wish/1875426696 avagerardi24 https://padlet.com/avagerardi24/ncq498re1v7h43yj/wish/1875462725 The population of the zebra mussels started to decline in 1994 by 1500. This was a result of to many zebra mussels eating the zooplankton. The zooplankton population stared to decrease along with the zebra mussels. The dramatic decrease went to about 1.2 mussels per sq meter]]> 2021-11-08 15:35:53 UTC https://padlet.com/avagerardi24/ncq498re1v7h43yj/wish/1875462725 avagerardi24 https://padlet.com/avagerardi24/ncq498re1v7h43yj/wish/1875465463 The Zebra Mussel population was declining so rapidly which almost made the population extinct]]> 2021-11-08 15:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/avagerardi24/ncq498re1v7h43yj/wish/1875465463 avagerardi24 https://padlet.com/avagerardi24/ncq498re1v7h43yj/wish/1875468944 The population randomly increased again in 2007 to 4,000 mussels which continued to decrease and increase for the next 8 years. In 2014, there was around 3,000 zebra mussels left]]> 2021-11-08 15:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/avagerardi24/ncq498re1v7h43yj/wish/1875468944