State of the Great Lakes
State of the Great Lakes

Author: Tom Bennett

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1999-02

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9780788143588

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Annual publication on environmental issues regarding the Great Lakes. This year's report highlights Lake Huron, "the forgotten lake," in the hopes of elevating it as a concern for policy makers in the region. Also includes: directional drilling for oil and gas below the Great Lakes; climate change in the Great Lakes Basin; Lake St. Clair: A Changing System; Great Lakes islands; Michigan State Waterways Commission; Great Lakes water levels; Air Toxics Deposition to the Great Lakes; ecological implications of impervious surfaces; 1997 Great Lakes fishery in review; and waterfront redevelopment. Illustrated.

State of the Great Lakes, 1997
State of the Great Lakes, 1997

Author: Canada. Environment Canada

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13:

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This report summarizes the state of the Great Lakes as of the end of 1996, based on information contained in five background papers gathered for & discussed during the 1996 State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference (SOLEC). It begins with background on the Great Lakes, SOLEC, the 1994 SOLEC conference, and an update on the states of ecosystem stressors & ecosystem health since 1994. Section 2 reviews how the state of the Lakes can be expressed in terms of integrity, biodiversity, and sustainability. Section 3 examines the state of information available on the state of the Great Lakes ecosystem. Section 4 briefly outlines ecosystem indicators and the meaning of indicator ratings. Section 5 presents overall ratings of the state of the Lakes' nearshore waters, coastal wetlands, and land by the Lakes. Section 6 reviews physical (including land use), chemical, and biological stressors affecting the nearshore. Section 7 presents detailed ratings of the state of each lake and section 8 rates the state of their connecting channels. The final section discusses environmental management challenges that need to be addressed. Includes glossary.

State of Lake Michigan
State of Lake Michigan

Author: T. Edsall

Publisher: Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Mgmt Soc

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 668

ISBN-13:

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This volume, cataloging and analyzing the current science on the state of Lake Michigan, is an important part of Great Lakes recovering science. It carries forward the singular contribution that the binational Great Lakes scientific community has made not only to restoring the Great Lakes but also to the world's body of knowledge about large lake ecology, the long-range transport of pollutants, and the importance of habitat in ensuring ecosystem health.