Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Records: Garrapata State Park/CA/Pacfic Ocean (1995, Rawson et al. 1997); San Simeon State Park/CA/Pacific Ocean (1995, Rawson et al. 1997)
Geographic Extent
Garrapata State Park/CA/Pacfic Ocean (1995, Rawson et al. 1997); San Simeon State Park/CA/Pacific Ocean (1995, Rawson et al. 1997)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| Mytilus galloprovincialis continues to compete with and dominate native M. trossulus south of Monterey Bay (McDonald et al. 1991; Hilbish et al. 2010). See the bioregion discussion for details. | ||
| Ecological Impact | Hybridization | |
| Extensive hybridization between Mytilus galloprovincialis with native M. trossulus continues to occur south of Monterey Bay (McDonald et al. 1991; Hilbish et al. 2010). | ||