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Abstract Algal and cyanobacterial blooms in reservoirs are driven by nutrient enrichment
and may present economic and conservation challenges for water managers. Current
approaches such as suppression of algal growth with barley straw, ferric dosing or ...
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This article was cited by the Cambridge University authors, in the following scientific paper:
Cultivation of zebra mussels (< i> Dreissena polymorpha</i>) within their invaded range to
improve water quality in reservoirs
C Mclaughlan, DC Aldridge - Water Research, 2013
Abstract Algal and cyanobacterial blooms in reservoirs are driven by nutrient enrichment
and may present economic and conservation challenges for water managers. Current
approaches such as suppression of algal growth with barley straw, ferric dosing or ...
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Available online 7 May 2013
Cultivation of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) within their invaded range to improve water quality in reservoirs
- Aquatic Ecology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge. Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ, United Kingdom
Highlights
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- Review of potential for cultivating filter feeders as a nutrient reduction tool in reservoirs.
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- Focus on encouraging existing filter feeders, and especially the invasive bivalve, Dreissena polymorpha.
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- Mechanism of nutrient uptake and wider ecosystem effects discussed.
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- Practicalities of cultivation and harvest investigated, including a theoretical example.
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- Balanced discussion between benefits and possible risks.
Abstract
Algal and cyanobacterial blooms in reservoirs are driven by nutrient enrichment and may present economic and conservation challenges for water managers. Current approaches such as suppression of algal growth with barley straw, ferric dosing or manipulation of fish stocks have not yielded long term successes. A possibility which has sparked growing interest is the encouragement and cultivation of natural filter feeders, such as mussels, which remove suspended matter from the water and reduce nutrient levels through biodeposition and assimilation.
This review focusses on the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) as a tool for enhancement of water quality in reservoirs. Native to the Ponto-Caspian region, this species has invaded many lakes and reservoirs across North America and Western Europe, where it occurs in very high densities. While purposeful introduction of a non-native species into new sites is socially unacceptable, we investigate the possible benefits of encouraging increased abundance of zebra mussels in sites where the species is already established.
We estimate that the annual nitrogen and phosphorus input into a large UK reservoir (Grafham Water) could be assimilated into zebra mussel biomass by encouraging settlement onto 3075m and 1400m of commercial mussel ropes, respectively. While zebra mussel cultivation has an incredible capacity to push eutrophic systems towards a clear water state, there are many risks associated with encouraging an invasive species, even within sites where it has already established. The zebra mussel is a prominent biofouler of native unionid mussels and raw water pipes, it changes the physical characteristics of the places it inhabits, in sites low in phosphorus it can be responsible for toxic cyanobacterial blooms, it alters nutrient cycling and community structure and it can have negative impacts on amenity value. Increased propagule pressure from elevated numbers of veliger larvae in the water column may increase the risk of spread to other locations. This may render some reservoir systems, such as dammed rivers which have outflows to downstream watercourses, unsuitable for cultivation. Such reservoirs are especially common in North America.
We consider the practicalities of putting a zebra mussel cultivation system into place and identify gaps in knowledge. We conclude that zebra mussel cultivation offers an attractive tool for managing nutrient-enriched reservoirs, but that the benefits and costs must be balanced on a site-by-site basis.
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