Lethality of bloom forming cyanobacteria on zebra and quagga mussel veligers
Zebra and quagga mussel veligers were exposed to eleven distinct cultures (isolates) of cyanobacteria representing Anabaena, Aphanizomenon, Dolichospermum, Microcystis, and Planktothrix species and the cyanotoxin microcystin to determine the lethality of cyanobacteria on dreissenid veligers. Six-day laboratory bioassays were performed in microplates using dreissenid veligers collected from the Detroit River, Michigan, USA. Veligers were exposed to increasing concentrations of cyanobacteria and microcystin using the green algae Chlorella minutissima as a control. Raw data were fit to dose response curves formulated from a Probit model to calculate LC50 values. This data release presents the raw data summarized and discussed in the manuscript by Boegehold, Johnson, and Kashian to be published by Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2019.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2019 |
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Title | Lethality of bloom forming cyanobacteria on zebra and quagga mussel veligers |
DOI | 10.5066/P9WQ5VF8 |
Authors | Nicholas S Johnson, Anna G. Boegehold, Donna R. Kashian |
Product Type | Data Release |
Record Source | USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog |
USGS Organization | Great Lakes Science Center |