National Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Risk Assessment for Zebra (Dreissena polymorpha) and Quagga (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) Mussels

Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) and Quagga Mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) have a long history of invasion in European and North American freshwater ecosystems, with significant ecological and economic impacts. An ecological risk assessment for these two invasive species for freshwater ecosystems in Canada was completed in April 2022 with the aim to provide science-based guidance to inform management decisions and actions. These include early detection, response planning, and/or regulatory and policy measures aimed at mitigating the potential spread and risk posed by Zebra and Quagga Mussels to Canadian freshwater ecosystems (DFO 2023). The Potential for Introduction (propagule pressure and connectivity), the Potential for Establishment (habitat suitability, including a Calcium-based and Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt)-based model), the Potential for Invasion, and the Ecological Impacts were used to derive Ecological Risk for Zebra and Quagga Mussels in Canada. This assessment did not evaluate the risk to individual waterbodies but rather was conducted at a 9,260 m x 9,260 m grid cell resolution. These high resolution maps are provided here. Maps of Ecological Risk at the sub-drainage level are also provided. Fisheries and Oceans Canada is not responsible for any omissions or errors that may be contained in this dataset and shall not be liable for any losses, financial or otherwise, due to the use of these data. Please credit Wilcox et al. 2024 as the source of the data in any maps, reports, or articles that are printed or published on paper or the Internet.

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Date ( RI_367 )
2023-09-15
Date ( RI_366 )
2022-04-04T08:00:00
Date ( RI_368 )
2024-01-17
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Pacific Science/Ecosystems and Oceans Science/Ecosystem Science Division/ - Thomas Therriault ( Research Scientist )
Pacific Biological Station 3190 Hammond Bay Road , Nanaimo , British Columbia , V9T 6N7 , Canada
250-756-7394
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Regional Science Directorate//Ecosystems and Oceans Science/Aquatic invasive species - Andrea M. Weise ( Research Biologist )
Maurice Lamontagne Institute 850 route de la Mer , Mont-Joli , Quebec , G5H 3Z4 , Canada
418-732-1395
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Pacific Science/Ecosystems and Oceans Science/Ecosystem Science Division/ - Mark A Wilcox ( Research Biologist )
Pacific Biological Station 3190 Hammond Bay Road , Nanaimo , British Columbia , V9T 6N7 , Canada
506-529-5990
Status
onGoing; enContinue RI_596
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded; auBesoin RI_540
Keywords ( RI_528 )
  • aquatic invasive species
  • zebra mussel
  • quagga mussel
  • risk analysis
  • habitat suitability
  • calcium
  • MaxEnt
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Invasive species
  • Habitats
Classification
unclassified; nonClassifié RI_484
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Spatial representation type
vector; vecteur RI_635
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Oceans
Begin date
1986-01-01
End date
2021-12-31
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https://epsg.io / EPSG:4326 /
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RI_412
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Regional Science Directorate//Ecosystems and Oceans Science/Aquatic invasive species - Andrea M. Weise ( Research Biologist )
Maurice Lamontagne Institute 850 route de la Mer , Mont-Joli , Quebec , G5H 3Z4 , Canada
418-732-1395
OnLine resource
Data Dictionary Shapefiles ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;CSV;eng

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Data Dictionary Shapefiles ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;CSV;fra

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Data Dictionary Tiff files ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;CSV;fra

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REFERENCES ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;PDF;eng,fra

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Zebra and Quagga Mussel Tiff Files ( HTTPS )

Dataset;TIFF;eng

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Data Dictionary Tiff files ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;CSV;eng

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Zebra and Quagga Mussels Shapefiles ( HTTPS )

Dataset;SHP;eng

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National Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Risk Assessment for Zebra and Quagga Mussels ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
National Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Risk Assessment for Zebra and Quagga Mussels ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

File identifier
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Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2025-02-05T12:43:44.178Z
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Pacific Science/Ecosystems and Oceans Science/Ecosystem Science Division/ - Thomas Therriault ( Research Scientist )
Pacific Biological Station, 3190 Hammond Bay Road , Nanaimo , British Columbia , V9T 6N7 ,
250-756-7394
250-756-7138
 
 

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Zebra and Quagga Mussel

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