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Predictive Dreissenid Mussel Modeling for the Western United States
Project ID: 8110
Principal Investigator: Jacque Keele
Research Topic: Invasive Species
Funded Fiscal Years:
2018,
2019 and
2020
Keywords: None
Research Question
The presence of dreissenid mussels triggers a need for large budgets to manage water bodies that contain these mussels. Based upon dreissenid mussel behavior in the eastern US, it was assumed that mussels would be widely invasive in western US waters. After five years of monitoring, it appears that not all environments trigger invasive populations. The goal of this research is to utilize predictive modeling techniques to inform decisions regarding stewardship of natural resources.
Need and Benefit
Using this data to accurately predict invasions would be a highly-valued capability to USACE, USBR, and their stakeholders in the western US.
Contributing Partners
Contact the Principal Investigator for information about partners.
Research Products
Bureau of Reclamation Review
The following documents were reviewed by experts in fields relating to this project's study and findings. The results were determined to be achieved using valid means.
Using constrained gravity models at large spatial scales to simulate invasive species colonization (final, PDF, 1.5MB)
By Carra C. Carrillo, Safra Altman, Todd M. Swannack, Jacque Keele, Sherri Pucherelli, Yale Passamaneck, and Aaron Murphy
Report completed on October 30, 2021