Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Poland/Szczecin Lagoon, Oder/Odra estuary (1824, Stanczykowska et al. 2010; Birnbaum 2011)
Geographic Extent
Poland/Szczecin Lagoon, Oder/Odra estuary (end of 19th century, Birnbaum 2011; Strayer and Smith 1993, abundant by 1896)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Canal |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| Zebra Mussels were considered to have moderate community impacts in the Szczecin Lagoon and Oder/Odra estuary (Zaiko et al. 2011) | ||
| Ecological Impact | Herbivory | |
| Zebra Mussels were considered to have moderate ecosystem impacts, in the Szczecin Lagoon and Oder/Odra estuary, assumed to include suspension-feeding (Zaiko et al. 2011). | ||
| Ecological Impact | Trophic Cascade | |
| Zebra Mussels were considered to have moderate ecosystem impacts, in the Szczecin Lagoon and Oder/Odra estuary, assumed to include impacts on other trophic levels (Zaiko et al. 2011). | ||
| Ecological Impact | Food/Prey | |
| Zebra Mussels have become a major food source for most of the European wintering populaiton of a duck, Greater Scaup (Athya marila, a bird of conservation concern, in the Szczecin Lagoon (Marchowski et al. 2015) | ||