The War on Exotic Species
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- Invasion of the zebra mussels. Hogan, H. // Boys' Life;Nov91, Vol. 81 Issue 11, p12
Describes the zebra mussel and the problems this invader is causing in the Great Lakes and Erie Canal. Amount of damage it has caused; How it gets its name; How people can prevent their spread.
- Untitled. Hanson, Cynthia; McLaughlin, Abraham // Christian Science Monitor;9/1/95, Vol. 87 Issue 195, p2
Presents a photograph of Vermont Senator Leahy holding Zebra mussels that he brought up from a wreck in Lake Champlain.
- Drifting macrophytes as a mechanism for zebra mussel... Horvath, Thomas G.; Lamberti, Gary A. // American Midland Naturalist;Jul97, Vol. 138 Issue 1, p29
Investigates the ability of macrophytes to transport adult zebra mussels into a Michigan lake-outlet stream. Study area and methods; Species of macrophytes and their attached zebra mussels; Number of macrophytes remaining in transport from releases of fifty tagged macrophytes in Christiana...
- Gear assault. McKeown, B. // Outdoor Life;Aug90, Vol. 186 Issue 2, p33
Discusses how small brown-striped inedible mollusks, called zebra mussels, are causing problems in the Great Lakes by attaching themselves to rocks, wharves, boat bottoms, and more. How boatmen are finding protection; Antifouling agents; Other antidotes.
- Baltimore bans boating to stay mussel-free. Pfeiffer, C.B. // Outdoor Life;Jul92, Vol. 190 Issue 1, p7
States that as a result of encroaching zebra mussel populations, the city of Baltimore, Md. has enacted a moratorium on the issuing of permits for privately-owned boats in its three water-supply reservoirs. Effects of ban.
- Zebra mussels: A conference call. // Outdoor Life;Feb94, Vol. 193 Issue 2, p15
Reports on the fourth International Zebra Mussel Conference from March 7 to 10, 1994. Number of papers and posters to be presented from international zebra mussel experts; Topics to be discussed.
- Shell shockers. Ryan, Will; Brown, Bob // Outdoor Life;Aug96, Vol. 198 Issue 2, p8
Reports on the problems brought by zebra mussels to fishing. Hazards caused by colonies of zebra mussels; Background on the behavior of zebra mussels; Research developments concerning the control of zebra mussels.
- Aliens among us. McCosh, Dan; Langreth, Robert // Popular Science;May95, Vol. 246 Issue 5, p94
Reports on the ecological upheaval caused by the accidental introduction of the Baltic Sea-based zebra mussels into the ecology of Lake Saint Clair in Michigan. Michigan and the national government's involvement in the battle against the species; Origin of the problem; Results of the...
- An aquatic invader is running amok in U.S. waterways. Ross, John // Smithsonian;Feb94, Vol. 24 Issue 11, p40
Highlights the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha), an invader from Europe's Caspian Sea that has a choke hold on the Great Lakes and is moving in every direction. How the zebra mussel came here; Its ability to cling to almost any submerged surface; Numbers; The threat to freshwater ecology;...
