Prioritizing Zebra and Quagga Mussel Monitoring in the Columbia River Basin.

摘要

This report provides a prioritized listing of water bodies for dreissenid monitoring in the CRB and the Greater Northwest region (surrounding areas in Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming). The prioritization is based on an assessment of the relative risk of introduction and establishment of D. polymorpha and D. r. bugensis into individual lakes, reservoirs, and rivers. This report also identifies some additional research needed to better characterize the suitability of water bodies in the Pacific Northwest for dreissenid mussel introduction and establishment.