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Infestation of Bivalvia by Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) in thermally polluted lakes Cover

Infestation of Bivalvia by Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) in thermally polluted lakes

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|Mar 2019

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Figure 1

Study area (1 – Lake Ślesińskie, 2 – Lake Mikorzyńskie, 3 – Lake Licheńskie)
Study area (1 – Lake Ślesińskie, 2 – Lake Mikorzyńskie, 3 – Lake Licheńskie)

Figure 2

Species diversity of host bivalves from the thermally polluted lakes
Species diversity of host bivalves from the thermally polluted lakes

Figure 3

Infestation of various Bivalvia species by Dreissena polymorpha [* – statistical significant differences (Chi2, p < 0.05), a,b – “a” was significantly more often colonized by zebra mussels than “b” (SR)]
Infestation of various Bivalvia species by Dreissena polymorpha [* – statistical significant differences (Chi2, p < 0.05), a,b – “a” was significantly more often colonized by zebra mussels than “b” (SR)]

Figure 4

Infestation by Dreissena polymorpha in the thermally polluted lakes [* – statistical significant differences (Chi2, p <0.05), a,b – “a” was significantly more often colonized by zebra mussels than “b” (SR)]
Infestation by Dreissena polymorpha in the thermally polluted lakes [* – statistical significant differences (Chi2, p <0.05), a,b – “a” was significantly more often colonized by zebra mussels than “b” (SR)]

Quantitative data on native and alien Bivalvia species and Dreissena polymorpha individuals covering their shells

A. anatinaU. tumidusU. pictorumS. woodianaC. fluminea
Number of D. polymorpha individuals ± SD13.6 ± 136.2 ± 6.29.6 ± 7.53.2 ± 2.12.0 ± 0.0
Wet weight of D. polymorpha colonies (g) ± SD4.8 ± 5.81.8 ± 2.22.5 ± 0.71.7 ± 1.31.2 ± 0.8
Wet weight of inhabited mussels (g) ± SD38.2 ± 16.232.6 ± 13.723.3 ± 8.8183.1 ± 80.211.3 ± 0.1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2019-0009 | Journal eISSN: 1897-3191 | Journal ISSN: 1730-413X
Language: English
Page range: 85 - 89
Submitted on: Apr 26, 2018
Accepted on: Jul 9, 2018
Published on: Mar 14, 2019
Published by: University of Gdańsk
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2019 Anna Marszewska, Kamila Kopczyńska, Anna Cichy, Elżbieta Żbikowska, published by University of Gdańsk
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