Salinity and pH effects on survival, growth, and reproduction of quagga mussels.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent decades, invasive quagga mussels have expanded to the Western United States from the Great Lakes region of North America. Most studies that evaluate the invasion potential of quagga mussels in western water bodies have utilized physiological and life history information from zebra mussels, a related taxon. Few studies have assessed the potential for invasion using specific information from quagga mussel life history or experiments that test for their survival in the fresh and saline waters of the western United States.

Methods

We investigated quagga mussel survival, growth, and reproduction using semi-natural experiments under temperature and light controlled conditions across a gradient of water salinity (fresh to brackish) and pH (8.4-11). Water from L

SUBMITTER: Seitz C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10226475 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature