Available Publications

From May 10, 1990 (update #1)

The Zebra Mussel, Dreissena polymorpha: A Photographic Guide to the Identification of Microscopic Veligers (February 1990), by Gordon Hopkins, Limnology Section, Water Resources Branch, Ontario Ministry of the Environment.

This publication provides a guide to the preservation and identification of the early life stages of the zebra mussel. For copies, contact Ron Griffiths (address in "For More Information...", topic 19900510-8).

Dreissena polymorpha: An Unwelcome New Great Lakes Invader (November 1989; revised February 1990) by Charles O'Neill, Jr., and Dave MacNeill, New York Sea Grant Extension Program.

This eight-page fact sheet describes the origin, biology, impacts and control of zebra mussels. It is available free of charge from New York Sea Grant Extension (see MacNeill address in "For More Information...", topic 19900510-8) and from Wisconsin Sea Grant Advisory Services offices in Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Sister Bay and Superior.

Zebra Mussels in Lake Erie: The Invasion and Its Implications (December 1989) by Fred L. Snyder, Ohio Sea Grant College Program.

This four-page fact sheet describes the zebra mussel invasion of Lake Erie, related biological and ecological concerns, industrial and commercial concerns, the potential for its spread to inland waters and current research efforts. Single copies are free; multiple copies, 25 cents each. Available from Ohio Sea Grant, 1314 Kinnear Rd., Columbus, OH 43212-1194, phone (614) 292-8949.

The Zebra Mussel, Dreissena polymorpha: A Synthesis of European Experiences and a Preview for North America (July 1989), a report prepared by G.L. Mackie, W.N. Gibbons, B.W. Muncaster and I.M. Gray for the Water Resources Branch, Great Lakes Section, Ontario Ministry of the Environment.

The title of this 76-page report just about says it all. It is a comprehensive report on the biology of the zebra mussel and European control methods. Free copies of the report are available from Kathy Morch at the OMOE Water Resources Branch in Toronto, phone (416) 323- 4913.

ID: 19900510-6.

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.