Items
of Interest:
Study:
Invasive Mussels Can Survive in Tahoe's
Water (Aug 9, 2009)
University of Nevada,
Reno. College of Agriculture, Biotechnology
and Natural Resources.
Researchers have found
that quagga mussels can survive and possibly
reproduce in Lake Tahoe. A new study suggests
that low calcium levels in Tahoe's waters,
once hoped to act as a barrier against establishment
of the mussels, may not offer sufficient protection
against them.
Annual
Tahoe Report Says Asian Clam Invasion Is
Growing Fast (Aug 18, 2009)
University
of California - Davis.
The annual Tahoe:
State of the Lake Report describes
the effects of a spreading Asian clam population,
including putting sharp shells and rotting
algae on the mountain lake's popular beaches,
possibly aiding an invasion of quagga and
zebra mussels, and affecting lake clarity
and ecology. The report, issued annually
since 2007, is intended to give the public
a better understanding of the changes occurring
in Lake Tahoe on a year-to-year basis and
to place current conditions within a historical
perspective.
Nitrogen
Research Shows How Some Plants Invade,
Take Over Others (Jul 6, 2009)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
gives important new information on how plants
can change "nitrogen cycling" to gain nitrogen
and how this allows plant species to invade
and take over native plants.
UNLV
(University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Partners
Complete First Interagency Quagga Mussel
Monitoring Plan For Lake Mead: Strategic
Plan Will Aid Lake Managers With Quagga Mussel
Control And Prevention Efforts (Jun 24,
2009)
University of Nevada. Public Affairs.
In an effort to lessen the impact of the rapidly reproducing species on Lake
Mead, UNLV researchers, the National Park Service and multiple agency partners
coordinated on the development of the first standardized quagga mussel monitoring
plan to track mussel size, abundance and distribution at more than 50 sampling
sites throughout the lake. The plan will be implemented by lake managers and
participating agencies later this summer.
2009
Interagency Dreissena Monitoring
Plan for Western Waters -- Working Draft
(Jun 26, 2009; DOC | 422 KB)
Stop Aquatic Hitchikers. Mussel Monitoring & Detection.
Boat
Inspection Fees Take Effect in June at
Lake Tahoe
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.
Beginning in June, boaters launching
at Lake Tahoe will pay a nominal fee to
help fund an inspection program aimed at
preventing the introduction of such aquatic
invasive species as the quagga and zebra
mussel.
Nevada
Boaters Urged to Watch for Quagga Mussels
Before Boating in California (May
12, 2008)
Nevada Department of Wildlife.
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