Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9450014 | Journal of Great Lakes Research | 2005 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Previously reported from the lower Great Lakes basin and St. Lawrence and Hudson rivers, the nonindigenous gastropod Valvata piscinalis was found for the first time in Superior Bay (Minnesota) of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan (Wisconsin), and Oneida Lake (New York) of the Lake Ontario basin. This snail was not abundant in Lakes Superior and Michigan, whereas in eutrophic Oneida Lake it reached a maximum density of 1,690 individuals/m2 (mean density = 216 individuals/m2). Human-mediated disturbances could facilitate the range extension of this snail by providing dispersal opportunities (e.g., canals, shipping traffic) or increasing nutrients (e.g., eutrophication). A native of the Palaearctic region, V. piscinalis has colonized sites across the Great Lakes basin, suggesting that it will likely become common in disturbed Great Lakes areas.
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Authors
Igor A. Grigorovich, Edward L. Mills, Carl B. Richards, Dan Breneman, Jan J.H. Ciborowski,