Abundance and size of quagga mussels (Dreissena bugensis) veligers in Lake Mead, Nevada-Arizona
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The planktonic veligers of the invasive quagga mussel were present year-round from April 2008 to March 2009 in Lake Mead, with high abundance from September to October (>20 veligers/L), whereas the percentage of competent veligers, in terms of the ability to settle, peaked fromNovember 2008 to January 2009 (>60%). The results from this experiment are useful in understanding the life history and population dynamics of quagga mussels in the lower Colorado River Basin.
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تاریخ انتشار 2017