Species Regional Summary
Dreissena polymorpha
_CDA_L106 (Niagara) ( L106 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: offshore between Longpoint and Port Colborne/Ontario/Lake Erie (4-11/1986, Carlton 2008)

Geographic Extent

offshore between Longpoint and Port Colborne/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).
 

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