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From June 5, 1992 (update #13)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Now that zebra mussels have spread throughout the Great Lakes, researchers want to examine their ability to colonize inland waters. Ladd Johnson and James Carlton of Williams College are launching a study of the mechanisms of zebra mussel dispersal, particularly between unconnected bodies of water. As part of this study, they are surveying inland waters for zebra mussels, especially those with contrasting use by potential dispersal vectors (e.g., anglers, boaters and aquatic birds) For potential study sites, Johnson and Carlton seek lakes or other bodies of water that have limited or no public access, and water bodies that are heavily used by aquatic birds. If you know of such lakes anywhere in the Great Lakes region, contact Johnson at NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, 2205 Commonwealth Blvd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105, phone (313) 668-2571. Johnson also is interested in receiving new reports of mussels found in inland lakes or rivers in North America.

ID: 19920605-10.

The Zebra Mussel Update was a 4- to 8-page quarterly national newsletter published by the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute from May 1990 through May 1997. The ZMU documented the spread of the zebra mussel -- an exotic nuisance mussel -- through North America's freshwater environments, especially the Great Lakes, and on efforts to control it.