| Specimen ID | 156107 |
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| Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
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| Genus | Dreissena |
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| Species | polymorpha |
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| Common Name | zebra mussel |
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| State | OH |
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| County | Ottawa |
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| Locality | Lake Erie off the southeast shore of North Bass Island [western basin] |
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| HUC8 Name | Lake Erie |
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| HUC8 Number | 4120200 |
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| Latitude | 41.711878 |
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| Longitude | -82.808904 |
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| Lat-Long Source | Map derived |
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| Lat-Long Accuracy | accurate |
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| Map | |
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| Day | 1 |
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| Month | 6 (June) |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Year Accuracy (Specimen) | Actual |
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| Contact | [not displayed for privacy reasons] |
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| Primary Pathway | shipping |
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| Status | established |
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| Reference #1 | | Ref. Number | 13251 |
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| Author | Bially, A. and H. J. MacIsaac |
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| date | 2000 |
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| title | Fouling mussels (Dreissena spp.) colonize soft sediments in Lake Erie and facilitate benthic invertebrates |
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| journal | Freshwater Biology |
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| vol | 43 |
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| pages | 85-97 |
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| Comments | During autumn 1995, waves generated by a hurricane-associated storm ranged from 2 to 5 m. Mussel beds that were virtually continuous at 9.1m during August 1995 had been obliterated prior to June 1996, at which time they commenced their study of colony recovery. |
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| Record Type | Literature |
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| Fresh/Marine Introduction | Freshwater |
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| Impact | 88% of the mussels collected at the 9.1 m sample were D. polymorpha, the other 12% were D. bugensis. |
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