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Water quality effects following establishment of the invasive Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas) in a shallow eutrophic lake: implications for pollution mitigation measures

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This study investigates whether ecosystem alteration occurred in a shallow, lowland lake following establishment of the alien zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas). Measurements of total phosphorus (TP) loads, lake TP concentrations, phytoplankton (chlorophyll a) and transparency levels for the period 1990–2008 were examined to determine the water quality effects of D. polymorpha. The period of time also included the implementation of catchment measures aimed at reducing phosphorus (P) loading to the lake. A range of loading-response models was tested to explore changes in the net sedimentation rate for P. Results show that while high TP loads from the catchment were reduced, TP concentrations in the lake remained high after D. polymorpha invasion. Decoupling of the previous chlorophyll a–TP relationship also occurred. Results from a TP loading-response model that closely simulated observed concentrations in the lake prior to establishment of D. polymorpha indicated that measured TP post establishment was statistically higher than predicted for the same conditions but without the presence of D. polymorpha. Data presented in the paper highlight the need to consider the potential impacts of invasive species in evaluations of the effectiveness of measures aimed at mitigating aquatic pollution.

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Acknowledgements

This research was funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Ireland, under the Science, Technology, Research & Innovation for the Environment (STRIVE) Programme 2007–2013, and is part of the EFFECT project (project # 2007-W-MS-3-S1). Thanks are owed in particular to IFI for the provision of P and flow monitoring data. Additional flow data from the EPA is also gratefully acknowledged, as is assistance from Cavan County Council and the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), Belfast. Thanks also to Boy Foy (AFBI) and Phil Jordan (University of Ulster) for their advice on TP budgets and TP loading-response models. The research that underpins this paper has benefited greatly from the encouragement and advice from the members of the EFFECT project and steering group. The constructive advice of two anonymous reviewers on an earlier version of this manuscript is also gratefully acknowledged.

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Greene, S., McElarney, Y.R. & Taylor, D. Water quality effects following establishment of the invasive Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas) in a shallow eutrophic lake: implications for pollution mitigation measures. Hydrobiologia 743, 237–253 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-014-2041-z

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