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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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