The death and life of the Great Lakes
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- ISBN: 9780393355550 (pbk.)
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xix, 364 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm. - Publisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2018, c2017.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Pt. 1: The front door -- Carving 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 -- Pt. 2: The 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 water supply -- Pt. 3: 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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Legislative Library, Vaughan Street | QH 104.5 .G7 Ega (Text) | 36970100190927 | General Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |