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 …

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 …

Among its many impacts, climate warming is leading to increasing winter air temperatures,
decreasing ice cover extent, and changing winter precipitation patterns over the Laurentian …

Predicting the ecosystem effects of invasive species and the best control strategies requires
understanding population dynamics and population regulation. Invasive bivalves zebra and …

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have increased in frequency and magnitude in western Lake
Erie and spring phosphorus (P) load was shown to be a key driver of bloom intensity. A …

The lower food webs of Lake Huron and Lake Michigan have experienced similar reductions
in the spring phytoplankton bloom and summer populations of Diporeia and cladocerans …

We applied a three‐dimensional biophysical model to Lake Michigan for the years 2000,
2005, and 2010 to consider the mechanisms controlling spatial and temporal patterns of …

We used the results of seventeen years of Great Lakes benthic monitoring conducted by the
US EPA's Great Lakes National Program Office to describe the spatial and temporal patterns …

Invasive alien species (IAS) have become an important driver of biodiversity change and
exert severe pressure on natural ecosystems. The development of modelling approaches to …

This article reviews the international literature on the natural enemies of Dreissena spp.—
bivalves which internationally have strong impacts on aquatic ecosystems, industries …