Open AccessHistory of Dreissena research and the ICAIS gateway to aquatic invasions research
Author(s) -
Alexander Y. Karatayev,
Renata Claudi,
Frances E. Lucy
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
aquatic invasions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1798-6540
pISSN - 1818-5487
DOI - 10.3391/ai.2012.7.1.001
Subject(s) - biology , dreissena , invasive species , ecology , aquatic animal , introduced species , gateway (web page) , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , bivalvia , mollusca , world wide web , computer science
Research on the ecology and impacts of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) has developed in parallel with the long history\udof their spread across Europe and to North America. There is less scientific knowledge however about the quagga mussel\ud(Dreissena rostriformis bugensis). The recent spread of both zebra and quagga mussels to the Western states of the USA, has\udspurred on dreissenid research. The 17th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species (ICAIS), was held in San Diego,\udCalifornia in September 2010. This special edition of Aquatic Invasions includes topical research presented at ICAIS and also\udextra subsequent papers on ecology, risk assessment and control of various aquatic invasive species in different parts of the\udglobe