Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Toledo/OH/Lake Erie (1992, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2012)
Geographic Extent
Toledo/OH/Lake Erie (1992, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2012)
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Probable | Ballast Water |
Regional Impacts
Ecological Impact | Habitat Change | |
Larvae of the mayfly Hexageneia spp., which burrow in soft sediments of the Great Lakes, in mesocosm experiments, showed a strong preference to settle near clusters of Dreissena (primarily D. bugensis) (Devanna et al. 2011). | ||