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Dreissena polymorpha
(a type of mussel)

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Species description or overview

Dreissena polymorpha description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Dreissena polymorpha as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Dreissena polymorpha fact sheet from NOBANIS View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
A fact sheet about Dreissena polymorpha is presented by the European Network on Invasive Alien Species (NOBANIS).


Taxonomy & nomenclature

Dreissena polymorpha information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Dreissena polymorpha, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.


Impacts

Dreissena polymorpha impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Dreissena polymorpha as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Control methods

Dreissena polymorpha management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Dreissena polymorpha as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Distribution

Dreissena polymorpha worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Dreissena polymorpha is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Books

Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) . 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3.


Full-text articles

Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) . 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3.


Experts

Dreissena polymorpha contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Dreissena polymorpha as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Other resources

Dreissena polymorpha references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Dreissena polymorpha as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


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