Species Regional Summary
Dreissena polymorpha
_CDA_L099 (Cuyahoga) ( L099 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

between Point Pelee and Erieau/Ontario/Lake Erie (4-11/1986, Carlton 2008)

Geographic Extent

between Point Pelee and Erieau/Ontario/Lake Erie (4-11/1986, Carlton 2008)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

Economic ImpactIndustry
Fouling of natural gas wellheads by zebra mussels, off Ontario, caused maintenance problems by 1990 (Carlton 2008).
 

References

Carlton, James T. (2008) The Zebra Mussel Dreissena polymorpha found in North America in 1986 and 1987, Journal of Great Lakes Research 34: 770-773


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