Journal article
Calcium concentrations in the lower Columbia River, USA, are generally sufficient to support invasive bivalve spread
River research and applications, Vol.37(6), pp.889-894
07/01/2021
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/123764
Abstract
Dissolved calcium concentration [Ca2+] is thought to be a major factor limiting the establishment and thus the spread of invasive bivalves such as zebra (Dreissena polymorpha) and quagga (Dreissena bugensis) mussels. We measured [Ca2+] in 168 water samples collected along similar to 100 river-km of the lower Columbia River, USA, between June 2018 and March 2020. We found [Ca2+] to range from 13 to 18 mg L-1 during summer/fall and 5 to 22 mg L-1 during the winter/spring. Previous research indicates that [Ca2+] < 12 mg L-1 are likely to limit the establishment and spread of invasive bivalves. Thus, our results indicate that there is sufficient Ca2+ in most locations in the lower Columbia River to support the establishment of invasive dreissenid mussels, which could join the already widespread and abundant Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea) as the newest invader to an already heavily invaded Columbia River ecosystem. These new data provide important measurements from a heretofore undersampled region of the Columbia River and have important implications for the spread of invasive bivalves and, by extension, the conservation and management of native species and ecosystems.
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- Title
- Calcium concentrations in the lower Columbia River, USA, are generally sufficient to support invasive bivalve spread
- Creators
- Stephen M Bollens - Washington State University VancouverJohn A Harrison - Washington State UniversityMarc G Kramer - Washington State UniversityGretchen Rollwagen-Bollens - Washington State UniversityTimothy D Counihan - United States Geological SurveySalvador B Robb-Chavez - Washington State University VancouverSean T Nolan - Washington State University Vancouver
- Publication Details
- River research and applications, Vol.37(6), pp.889-894
- Academic Unit
- Environment, School of the (CAS); Harrison Research Group: Global Change and Watershed Biochemistry
- Publisher
- WILEY
- Number of pages
- 6
- Grant note
- PIS-2016337; PIS-2014374 / Murdock Charitable Trust's Partners in Science Program 2017-67004-26131 / United States Department of Agriculture; United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) DBI-1461057; EAR-1639458 / United States National Science Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Identifiers
- 99900667889901842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article