ZEBRA MUSSEL by SIERRA BURGOS https://padlet.com/sierra_burgos14/zebramussel2 en-us 2013-11-18 15:09:57 UTC 2025-09-24 12:46:40 UTC hello@padlet.com http://d262le4z25sx36.cloudfront.net/portraits/crane_yellow.png Zebra Mussels grown onto a shoe maria_candia14 https://padlet.com/sierra_burgos14/zebramussel2/wish/16827767 2013-11-18 15:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sierra_burgos14/zebramussel2/wish/16827767 VIDEO matthew_altman1 https://padlet.com/sierra_burgos14/zebramussel2/wish/16827926 2013-11-18 15:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sierra_burgos14/zebramussel2/wish/16827926 INVASIVE SPECIES sierra_burgos14 https://padlet.com/sierra_burgos14/zebramussel2/wish/16827939 Zebra Mussels are not native to the Great Lakes. They were introduced to the ecosystem through shipping boats from other places.

]]> 2013-11-18 15:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sierra_burgos14/zebramussel2/wish/16827939 Areas where they are popular maria_candia14 https://padlet.com/sierra_burgos14/zebramussel2/wish/16828311 2013-11-18 15:21:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sierra_burgos14/zebramussel2/wish/16828311 Zebra Mussels growing on a crayfish sierra_burgos14 https://padlet.com/sierra_burgos14/zebramussel2/wish/16828344 2013-11-18 15:22:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sierra_burgos14/zebramussel2/wish/16828344 Native Habitat sierra_burgos14 https://padlet.com/sierra_burgos14/zebramussel2/wish/16828705 - Black Sea

- Caspian Sea

- Eurasia

]]> 2013-11-18 15:24:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sierra_burgos14/zebramussel2/wish/16828705 Facts  maria_candia14 https://padlet.com/sierra_burgos14/zebramussel2/wish/16828759 -Female zebra mussels can produce 100,000- 500,000 eggs per year.

-"shells are D-shaped"

-caused drastic declines in native clam and mussel populations in some locations.

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- The majority of their predators are present in Europe, but not in North America.

]]> 2013-11-18 15:30:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sierra_burgos14/zebramussel2/wish/16829418 Problem sierra_burgos14 https://padlet.com/sierra_burgos14/zebramussel2/wish/16918380 ECONOMIC: can clog water treatment plants

BIOLOGICAL: can eliminate other species of mussels

RECREATIONAL: boat owners must find ways to remove mussels, beach-goers are turned away by the rotting smell

]]> 2013-11-19 14:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sierra_burgos14/zebramussel2/wish/16918380 Niche michael_bradsha https://padlet.com/sierra_burgos14/zebramussel2/wish/16918425 Because of their ability to filter vast amounts of phytoplankton from the water and their large unchecked numbers, many small fish are deprived of their means of nutrition.

]]> 2013-11-19 14:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sierra_burgos14/zebramussel2/wish/16918425 How to prevent them maria_candia14 https://padlet.com/sierra_burgos14/zebramussel2/wish/16918972 keep your own equipment from being fouled. Observe the following "clean boating" suggestions when transporting your boat from waterway to waterway.

]]> 2013-11-19 14:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sierra_burgos14/zebramussel2/wish/16918972 Future Solutions sierra_burgos14 https://padlet.com/sierra_burgos14/zebramussel2/wish/16919631 "WHETHER YOU FISH, SWIM, OR BOAT, KEEP ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE PESKY BIVALVES. REPORT ANY SIGHTINGS OF ZEBRA MUSSELS IN R.I. WATERS BY CONTACTING THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AT (401) 222-6800."

- Rhode Island Sea Grant

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