RE: NANFA--Zebra Mussels/was High Tech Tracking

Hoover, Jan J ERDC-EL-MS (HOOVERJ_at_wes.army.mil)
Tue, 8 Apr 2003 16:04:45 -0500

Moon wrote:
>> (after all, I'm sure even Zebra mussels are neccessary
>> SOMEWHERE. :)
>Does anyone know where zebra mussels are native and what controls them in
their native environment?

Jan writes:
Inland seas of eastern Europe, former USSR: e.g.,Aral, Caspian, Black, Azov
Numbers decline naturally every few years. Larval production is enhanced
during years with high water, high temperature, and high turbidity.
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