Mussel

In a case study conducted by the U.S. Department of State, they reported $500 million annual cost to remove Zebra Mussels that cover submerged surfaces, clogging up water intakes at water treatment facilities and power plants in the Great Lakes alone (Source E). Zebra Mussels aren’t the only species raising damage costs, the Kudzu vine corruption, as previously discussed, is estimated by power companies to spend an estimated $1.5 million each…

them. Mussel shells consist of mainly calcium carbonate. To eat, mussels suck in water through their gills. The water brings oxygen and food into the mussel. Food is separated and taken to the palps then into the mouth. In females, gills also serve as an incubation chamber for baby mussels. Mussels also have a circulatory system powered by a two-chambered heart and a digestive system including: a stomach, intestines, and an anus. A nervous system consisting of ganglia controls the mussels’ body…

Zebra mussels are a small bivalve mollusk that originate from Eastern Europe and Western Asia (kdheks.gov). Zebra Mussels get their name because, of their cream and black stripes on their shells. Zebra mussels have small dime sized, triangle shaped shells. Zebra Mussels in large numbers are known as colonies and can contain millions of individual mussels. They’re known as an exotic invasive species because they are nonnative to US waters. Unlike our native Kansas mussels, Zebra Mussels don’t…

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human activities such as on being transported on ships, in wood products, ornamental plants, and through pet trade. Although it is still being researched, some believe that invasive species can actually have some benefit to humans such as the zebra mussel…

Invasive Species “Invasive species are one of the leading threats to native wildlife and approximately 42% of threatened or endangered species are at risk primarily due to invasive species” (National Wildlife Federation, 2016, p.1). 1. What kinds of problems can invasive species cause? Do you think one group of invasive species is worse than another? Why, or why not? Some of the problems that invasive species cause is impacting natural ecosystems, the economy, recreational, agricultural,…

Zebra mussels An invasive species is any sort of fungus, animal, or insect that is introduced into the ecosystem of another country they are not native to. The zebra mussel has a pattern similar to a zebra. Zebra mussels are the size of a thumbnail. The zebra mussel has clean the water because they can filter up to one liter of water per mussel. Zebra mussels strain the water for food they eat in order to survive. The zebra mussel has been known to clog up drain pipes and being in big clumps on…

Zebra Mussels Invasive species are pretty common this day and age. An Invasive species is a species of animal living in an ecosystem it does not live in naturally (NISC, 2006). Usually, when a new species is introduced into the ecosystem through humans, it does not have any natural predator. This means the species invading the ecosystem can reproduce all it can, taking the ecosystem over. However, animals aren’t the only organism that can invade ecosystems. Plants do it often, and have bad…

The Tuckahoe River system is devoid of the Dwarf Wedge Mussel, an analysis of previous and current environmental conditions will be used to determine if conditions will support the Dwarf Wedge Mussel habitat. What regulations or measures could be taken in the Tuckahoe system to create an environment in which the Dwarf Wedge Mussel could potentially be introduced and protected? The Dwarf Wedge Mussel is a small freshwater mussel once found in locations from North Caroline to New Brunswick with…

states that zebra mussel has long been spreading out from its original habitats and has now reached parts of North America. therefore it poses a serious threat to freshwater fish populations in all North America and provides three reasons for support. However, the professor explains that zebra mussel is not likely to the serious threat to the freshwater fish population and refutes each of the author's reasons. First, the article claims that it is possible that zebra mussel spread to…