What has black-and-white stripes, likes to settle on rocks, and has two D-shaped shells? That's right: zebra mussels. Otherwise known as the invasive species that's forcing out native mussel species, ...
Colorado’s search for the hungry, invasive mussels has revealed populations along the Colorado River. Now it’s time to check ...
A new study has found another negative effect of invasive zebra mussels in lakes: higher levels of mercury in fish. Researchers from the University of Minnesota, the U.S. Geological Survey and other ...
The first-of-its-kind project is happening in Lake Michigan near Milwaukee, and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and ...
Walleyes and perch taken from Minnesota lakes infested with zebra mussels contain starkly higher levels of mercury than those taken from uninvaded lakes, according to new University of Minnesota ...
New rounds of samples for the voracious creatures keep turning up positive, complicating containment The Colorado River is now officially “positive” for invasive zebra mussels for longer stretches in ...
Discoveries of the invasive and damaging zebra mussels have been piling up in Western Colorado, with recent detections in Eagle County, the Colorado River and other waterways. Zebra mussels — and ...
Zebra mussels have invaded North America in a serious way. From the Canadian border to the Mississippi River, the National Park Service notes, these ecological nuisances have made themselves known.
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Scientists make stunning discovery while studying harmful creatures spreading in US: 'Sources for nearby spread'
Zebra mussels are highly invasive in the U.S., causing major ecological and economic consequences across the country. A new study, however, has discovered how they are spreading in Minnesota, offering ...
I read Adam Jensen’s article on zebra mussels (Jan. 22) with alarm and concern. I am not a scientist or an alarmist, but I do recognize a potential ecosystem catastrophe when I see one. About eight ...
For years, Lake Vermilion and Lake Kabetogama seemed special. As Minnesota’s other large and heavily fished lakes fell one-by-one to zebra mussel infestations, the two sprawling wooded giants in ...
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