Short-term Reduction of Adult Zebra Mussels, Dreissena polymorpha, in the Hudson River Near Catskill, New York: An Effect of Juvenile Blue Crab (Callinectes Sapidus) Predation?

Title Short-term Reduction of Adult Zebra Mussels, Dreissena polymorpha, in the Hudson River Near Catskill, New York: An Effect of Juvenile Blue Crab (Callinectes Sapidus) Predation?
Publication Type Journal Article
Year of Publication 1994
Authors Molloy, D., Powell, J., Ambrose, P.
Keywords Biological control, blue crabs, predation, Zebra mussels
Journal Journal of Shellfish Research
Volume 13
Pagination 367-371
Abstract

During the summer of 1992, a loss of 2- to 3-cm zebra mussels, Dreissena polymorpha, was recorded in the Hudson
River near Catskill, NY. We document this adult population crash and present field and laboratory data suggesting that predation by
blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, was responsible. Dredge samples on July 8th indicated that the mean density of the largest zebra
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