The death and life of the Great Lakes, Dan Egan
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The death and life of the Great Lakes, Dan Egan
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [325]-347) and index
Illustrations
illustrationsmaps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The death and life of the Great Lakes
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
951070858
Responsibility statement
Dan Egan
Table Of Contents
The front door. The dream of a fourth seacoast : dreams of a seaway ; Three fish : the story of lake trout, sea lampreys; and alewives ; The world's great fishing hole : the introduction of coho and chinook salmon ; Noxious cargo : the invasion of zebra and quagga mussels -- Back door. Continental undivide : Asian carp and Chicago's backwards river ; Conquering a continent : the mussel infestation of the West ; North America's dead sea : toxic algae and the threat to Toledo's water supply -- The future. Plugging the drain : the never-ending threat to siphon away Great Lakes water ; A shaky balancing act : climate change and the fall and rise of the lakes ; A Great Lake revival : charting a course toward integrity, stability, and balance
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- Introduced organisms -- Great Lakes (North America)
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
- Lake ecology -- Great Lakes (North America)
- Nonindigenous aquatic pests -- Great Lakes (North America)
- Great Lakes (North America) -- Environmental conditions
- SCIENCE / Environmental Science (see also Chemistry
- NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Lakes, Ponds & Swamps
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy
- Water quality -- Great Lakes (North America)
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- Introduced organisms -- Great Lakes (North America)
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
- Lake ecology -- Great Lakes (North America)
- Nonindigenous aquatic pests -- Great Lakes (North America)
- Great Lakes (North America) -- Environmental conditions
- SCIENCE / Environmental Science (see also Chemistry
- NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Lakes, Ponds & Swamps
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy
- Water quality -- Great Lakes (North America)
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- Author1
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