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A field test on the effectiveness of milfoil weevil for controlling Eurasian watermilfoil in Wisconsin lakes
We tested the effectiveness of milfoil weevils (Euhrychiopsis lecontei) for reducing biomass of Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum, EWM) under natural lake conditions in a 3-year field experiment. In ea...
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Aquatic invasive species: challenges for the future
Humans have effectively transported thousands of species around the globe and, with accelerated trade; the rate of introductions has increased over time. Aquatic ecosystems seem at particular risk from invasiv...
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Aquatic invasive species: general trends in the literature and introduction to the special issue
Invasion rates are increasing worldwide and most are due to the actions of humans. Deliberate introductions, escapes, and hitchhiking with global commerce transport species to other continents. While most spec...
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Resistance to desiccation in aquatic invasive snails and implications for their overland dispersal
At least 30 species of nonindigenous freshwater snails have invaded North America. The risk of these snails invading new lakes depends upon their ability to survive overland transport. We first reviewed publis...
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The invasion history of the exotic freshwater zooplankter Daphnia lumholtzi (Cladocera, Crustacea) in North America: a genetic analysis
Daphnia lumholtzi is a planktonic crustacean native to subtropical regions in Africa, Asia and Australia. Since its invasion to the southern USA in ~1990 it has spread across North Americ...
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Phytoplankton abundance and contributions to suspended particulate matter in the Ohio, Upper Mississippi and Missouri Rivers
Main channel habitats of the Ohio, Missouri, and Upper Mississippi Rivers were surveyed during the summers of 2004, 2005 and 2006 using a probability-based sampling design to characterize inter-annual and inte...
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Survival of the exotic Chinese mystery snail (Cipangopaludina chinensis malleata) during air exposure and implications for overland dispersal by boats
The exotic Chinese mystery snail (Cipangopaludina chinensis malleata) has invaded lakes and rivers across North America and is particularly widespread in northern Wisconsin. Although deliberate introductions and ...
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Stanley Ivan Dodson: a distinguished ecologist, naturalist, and teacher
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Effect of main-stem dams on zooplankton communities of the Missouri River (USA)
The persistence of plankton in flowing water presents an enigma, i.e., how can populations be sustained while constantly losing individuals downriver? We examined the distribution and abundance of zooplankton ...
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Hydrology and local environmental factors influencing zooplankton communities in floodplain ponds
Wetlands in the floodplains of flood-control impoundments are exposed to different hydrologic conditions than those in natural systems. To gain insight into the impact of hydrology on wetland communities, we e...
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Biological Invasions Across Spatial Scales: Intercontinental, Regional, and Local Dispersal of Cladoceran Zooplankton
The frequency of dispersal of invertebrates among lakes depends upon perspective and spatial scale. Effective passive dispersal requires both the transport of propagules and the establishment of populations la...
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Hydrologic Connections and Overland Dispersal in An Exotic Freshwater Crustacean
Organisms living in lakes face the problem of dispersing through an uninhabitable matrix in order to reach suitable habitat. One possible mechanism for moving between lakes is by surface water connections. We ...
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Diversity of crustacean zooplankton in riparian wetlands: colonization and egg banks
Levee breaks from the Great Flood of 1993 opened up hundreds of new scour basins in the floodplain of the Missouri River. Subsequent floods, with sediment erosion and deposition, cause these lakes to be tempor...
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Life history characteristics of the freshwater ostracod Cyprinotus incongruens and their application to toxicity testing
The biology of ostracod crustaceans suggests that this group could be a useful model for sediment toxicity testing. We examined life history characteristics of the freshwater ostracod Cyprinotus incongruens in th...
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Apomictic parthenogenesis and genotypic diversity in Cypridopsis vidua (Ostracoda: Cyprididae)
Based on sex ratios, the crustacean subclass Ostracoda appears to have made frequent transitions from sexual to asexual reproduction. However few genetic data are available verifying their mode of reproduction...
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Reproductive costs of Chaoborus-induced polymorphism in Daphnia pulex
Although the Chaoborus-induced spined morph of Daphnia pulex survives attacks by Chaoborus over twice as frequently as the typical morph, the spined morph is never found in the absence of Chaoborus. This implies ...
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Predation of common invertebrate predators on long- and short-featured Daphnia retrocurva
Clearance rates of adult Acanthocyclops vernalis Fisher and Leptodora kindti Focke on high and low helmeted juvenile Daphnia retrocurva Forbes were estimated in laboratory microcosms. For the Acanthocyclops exper...
