Walleyes and perch taken from Minnesota lakes infested with zebra mussels contain starkly higher levels of mercury than those ...

The reason the researchers feel confident in this correlation between zebra mussel presence and elevated mercury levels is ...

Zebra mussels are significantly altering the ecosystems of Minnesota lakes, according to a study that ties the invasive ...

Photo: That’s a lot of mussel. A beach in Northern Michigan and its zebra mussels. Photo courtesy of the Watershed Council of Northern Michigan. While I was sitting at the Great Lakes United ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources confirmed zebra mussels, an invasive species, were found in Saylorville Lake. A concerned boat owner contacted the DNR while removing their boat from the ...

A new study has found another negative effect of invasive zebra mussels in lakes: higher levels of mercury in fish. Researchers from the University of Minnesota, the U.S. Geological Survey and ...

A new study finds walleye and yellow perch in lakes infested by zebra mussels are likely to have significantly higher mercury levels in their bodies than similar fish in lakes without the invasive ...

A study found that invasive zebra mussels significantly alter aquatic ecosystems, and are associated with elevated mercury concentrations in fish. Mercury, a potent neurotoxin, poses a serious ...