Lake Simcoe is the largest lake within southern Ontario, Canada, and is an invaluable
natural resource. However, in recent decades the ecological health of Lake Simcoe has …

Recreational boats in tow between lakes are a known vector of the spread of aquatic
invading species (AIS), but we have no test of the hypothesis that recreational boats are also …

Dreissenid bivalves (Dreissena polymorpha and D. rostriformis bugensis) are considered
the most aggressive freshwater invaders inflicting profound ecological and economic …

This study examined the effect of invasive dreissenid mussels on nutrient and carbon
dynamics in a large lake (Lake Simcoe, Ontario). We measured rates of nutrient …

Lake Simcoe, the largest lake in southern Ontario outside of the Laurentian Great Lakes, is
affected by numerous stressors including eutrophication resulting from total phosphorus (TP) …

The distribution, density, biomass and size-structure of the zebra mussel (Dreissena
polymorpha) population in Lake Winnipeg were examined between 2017 and 2019. Zebra …

In contrast to marine systems where remote sensing methods in studies of benthic
organisms have been widely used for decades, these methods have experienced limited …

The impacts of invasive dreissenid mussels on the Great Lakes ecosystem strongly depend
on their biomass, distribution, and population trajectories. In order to assess recent …

This study documents the timing of invasion, and initial settlement rates, density and
biomass of zebra mussels in Lake Simcoe. Pumped water samples, multi-plate tower …

Strong ecological and economic impacts of zebra and quagga mussels (Dreissena
polymorpha and D. rostriformis bugensis) on the invaded waterbodies require timely and …