[DOC] [TLE] Zebra Mussel Fact Sheet - Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies [PAR] polymorpha) is a small bivalve originally native to the Caspian Sea region. Zebra 
... mid-1980s in the ballast water of a ship. ... Great Lakes and the waters draining 
... The zebra mussel invasion has had profound effects on the Hudson River ... 
These mussels were most likely ... fibers tipped with a strong, sticky substance. [DOC] [TLE] The Zebra Mussel Invasion of the Great Lakes and its Ecological ... [PAR] Mar 15, 2012 ... ... from their native Black and Caspian Sea in the late 1980's, the invasive Zebra 
... These tiny little bivalves, due to the fact that a single female can lay up to ... 
direct impacts on the Great Lakes include out-competing native species, ... 
Because of their strong byssal fibers, the zebra mussel can attach to most... [DOC] [TLE] California's response to the zebra/quagga mussel invasion in the West [PAR] The goal of these recommendations is to protect California waters and water .... 
Caspian, and Aral sea drainages in eastern Europe and western Asia. ... In the 
1980s, two species of zebra mussels appeared in the North American Great 
Lakes, .... nearly 300 native species of freshwater clams in North America, most of
. [DOC] [TLE] Background Information - International Association for Great Lakes ... [PAR] What Effect Are These Organisms Having On The Great Lakes? 1. ... The earliest 
record of an aquatic species invasion in the Great Lakes is the sea lamprey, ... 
For example, establishment of zebra mussels in the Great Lakes was followed ... 
Since the mid-1980s species native to the Ponto-Caspian basins (Black, Caspian
,... [DOC] [TLE] ecological impact of ponto-caspian invaders in ... - Redpath Museum [PAR] replace native species. ... The colonization of European ports by these species 
led to ... species discovered in the Great Lakes since the mid1980s are ... 
Ponto-Caspian species invading inland Europe, the Baltic Sea, and the North 
American .... Bivalvia. Dreissena polymer-Elbe, Rhine <1828 Curonian and Lake 
St 1988. [DOC] [TLE] Establishment of the Baikalian endemic amphipod ... - reabic [PAR] Key words: Amphipods, littoral communities, Lake Ladoga, invasion, 
Gmelinoides ... G. fasciatus was the dominant species in these littoral 
communities and contributed ... indigenous populations of the bivalve mollusc 
Dreisse-na polymorpha ... introduced into the Great Lakes in the mid-1980's from 
their native habitats in... [DOC] [TLE] The potential of zebra mussels as a model for invasion ecology* [PAR] Key words: Dreissena polymorpha, zebra mussels, invasive species, aquatic ... 
Caspian and Black Seas, the zebra mussel is unusual among ... bra mussels did 
not spread to North America until the 1980s. ... hind the invasion of the Great 
Lakes (Johnson and Padilla .... In these cases, the flowing water among lakes 
would. [DOC] [TLE] Invasive Species of Lakes Erie and Ontario - New York Sea Grant [PAR] with or even displacing native species, has earned the name invasive ... More 
than 145 different plants and animals have invaded the Great Lakes in the past 
200 years. Some of these, such as the sea lamprey and the zebra mussel, ... 
During the late 1980s, zebra and quagga mussels were introduced into the Great 
Lakes... [DOC] [TLE] The importance of understanding the interactions of invasive ... [PAR] Dec 15, 2014 ... The effect of invasive species on native species can be profound, yet very little is 
... Both zebra and quagga mussels invaded the Great Lakes at the same time. ... 
The freshwater bivalves of the family Unionidaethe family to which native 
mussels ... Although there had been a strong decline in diversity and... [DOC] [TLE] invasive species: zebra mussels - Louisiana Sea Grant [PAR] In Louisiana, these little mollusks have moved into the. Mississippi River through 
migration from the Great Lakes. Native to the Caspian Sea area of Eastern 
Europe, they were ... extremely strong substance called a byssal thread. They are 
... Zebra mussels are small bivalves that cause big problems in our rivers and 
lakes. [DOC] [TLE] Dispersal and ecological impacts of Ponto-Caspian species in the ... [PAR]

Question: In the 1980s the zebra species of these "strong" bivalves native to the Caspian invaded the Great Lakes
Answer: Mussels