A global perspective on microplastics

RC Hale, ME Seeley, MJ La Guardia… - Journal of …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Society has become increasingly reliant on plastics since commercial production began in
about 1950. Their versatility, stability, light weight, and low production costs have fueled …

What we know and don't know about the invasive zebra (Dreissena polymorpha) and quagga (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) mussels

AY Karatayev, LE Burlakova - Hydrobiologia, 2022‏ - Springer
We summarized existing knowledge on Dreissena polymorpha (the zebra mussel) and D. r.
bugensis (the quagga mussel), including data on their taxonomy, systematics, evolution, life …

Microplastic in riverine fish is connected to species traits

RE McNeish, LH Kim, HA Barrett, SA Mason, JJ Kelly… - Scientific reports, 2018‏ - nature.com
Microplastic is a contaminant of concern worldwide. Rivers are implicated as major
pathways of microplastic transport to marine and lake ecosystems, and microplastic …

Dreissena in the Great Lakes: what have we learned in 30 years of invasion

AY Karatayev, LE Burlakova - Hydrobiologia, 2022‏ - Springer
We summarized over 30 years of research on zebra and quagga mussels in the Laurentian
Great Lakes and compared with data from European and North American inland lakes …

Nearshore energy subsidies support Lake Michigan fishes and invertebrates following major changes in food web structure

BA Turschak, D Bunnell, S Czesny, TO Höök… - Ecology, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aquatic food webs that incorporate multiple energy channels (eg, nearshore benthic and
pelagic) with varying productivity and turnover rates convey stability to biological …

Small but Mighty: The Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) as a Model Species of Biological Invasions

AF Cerwenka, J Brandner, D Dashinov, J Geist - Diversity, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Invasive “game-changer” species cause severe ecological impacts such as “phase shifts” in
recipient ecosystems all over the world. Since the early 1990s, the ongoing global spread of …

Microplastics in Invasive Freshwater Mussels (Dreissena sp.): Spatiotemporal Variation and Occurrence With Chemical Contaminants

T Hoellein, C Rovegno, AV Uhrin, E Johnson… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Invasive zebra and quagga mussels (Dreissena spp.) in the Great Lakes of North America
are biomonitors for chemical contaminants, but are also exposed to microplastics (< 5 mm) …

Long-term dynamics of Lake Erie benthos: One lake, three distinct communities

AY Karatayev, LE Burlakova, AR Hrycik… - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Lake Erie has experienced multiple anthropogenic-driven changes in the past century,
including cultural eutrophication, phosphorus abatement initiatives, and the introduction of …

Predator and prey: the role of the round goby Neogobius melanostomus in the western Baltic

D Oesterwind, C Bock, A Förster, M Gabel… - Marine Biology …, 2017‏ - Taylor & Francis
Different studies on the position of the non-indigenous species Neogobius melanostomus
within the coastal food web of the Pomeranian Bay (western Baltic) were performed …

Restoring blue carbon ecosystems unlocks fisheries' potential

V Heimhuber, V Raoult, WC Glamore… - Restoration …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Globally, blue carbon ecosystems, including salt marsh, mangroves, and seagrasses, and
the associated ecosystem services they provide, have declined substantially. In response …