Impacts of zebra mussel invasion on offshore sediments of western Lake Erie / J.P. Coakley, Glenn R. Brown, Stefan E. Ioannou, and Murray N. Charlton.: En13-5/96-77E-PDF
"Zebra mussels (Dreissena) have expanded rapidly throughout most of the Laurentian Great Lakes since their release in 1986. These exotic mollusks now occur in great numbers on the bottom of western Lake Erie where they are now found increasingly in deeper areas of the basin Erie (average depth: 10 m), on soft, muddy substrates. This study is aimed at quantifying the density and the distribution patterns of mussel colonization in the basin as a first step in investigating the effect on key sediment properties of such an abrupt change in benthic community structure. By linking their distribution with substrate properties, we hope to identify key processes and controls on colonization"--Abstract.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environment Canada. Canada. Water Science and Technology Directorate. University of Toronto. Dept. of Geology. National Water Research Institute (Canada) |
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| Title | Impacts of zebra mussel invasion on offshore sediments of western Lake Erie / J.P. Coakley, Glenn R. Brown, Stefan E. Ioannou, and Murray N. Charlton. |
| Series title | NWRI contribution ; 96-77 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : Environment Canada, Water Science and Technology Directorate = Environnement Canada, Direction générale des sciences et de la technologie, eau, [1997] |
| Author / Contributor | Coakley, J. P. author.(John Phillip), 1940- Brown, Glenn R. (Glenn Russell)author. Ioannou, Stefan E. (Stefan Edward), 1975- author. Charlton, Murray N., author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (2 unnumbered pages, pages 623-632) : illustrations, maps. |
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| Subject terms | Lakes Invasive species Molluscs Sediments |