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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 7 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (227 download)
Download or read book Great Lakes Aquatic Invasions written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Karen R. Hollingsworth
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ISBN 13 : 9781591937708
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (377 download)
Download or read book Invaders of the Great Lakes written by Karen R. Hollingsworth and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invasive species have invaded the Great Lakes. They are poised to invade thousands of lakes, rivers and streams. Learn how to stop them.
Author : William Rapai
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 081434125X
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)
Download or read book Lake Invaders written by William Rapai and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-04 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the ecological damage that has been done by several invasive species in the Great Lakes. There are more than 180 exotic species in the Great Lakes. Some, such as green algae, the Asian tapeworm, and the suckermouth minnow, have had little or no impact so far. But a handful of others—sea lamprey, alewife, round goby, quagga mussel, zebra mussel, Eurasian watermilfoil, spiny water flea, and rusty crayfish—have conducted an all-out assault on the Great Lakes and are winning the battle. In Lake Invaders: Invasive Species and the Battle for the Future of the Great Lakes, William Rapai focuses on the impact of these invasives. Chapters delve into the ecological and economic damage that has occurred and is still occurring and explore educational efforts and policies designed to prevent new introductions into the Great Lakes. Rapai begins with a brief biological and geological history of the Great Lakes. He then examines the history of the Great Lakes from a human dimension, with the construction of the Erie Canal and Welland Canal, opening the doors to an ecosystem that had previously been isolated. The seven chapters that follow each feature a different invasive species, with information about its arrival and impact, including a larger story of ballast water, control efforts, and a forward–thinking shift to prevention. Rapai includes the perspectives of the many scientists, activists, politicians, commercial fishermen, educators, and boaters he interviewed in the course of his research. The final chapter focuses on the stories of the largely unnoticed and unrecognized advocates who have committed themselves to slowing, stopping, and reversing the invasion and keeping the lakes resilient enough to absorb the inevitable attacks to come. Rapai makes a strong case for what is at stake with the growing number of invasive species in the lakes. He examines new policies and the tradeoffs that must be weighed, and ends with an inspired call for action. Although this volume tackles complex ecological, economical, and political issues, it does so in a balanced, lively, and very accessible way. Those interested in the history and future of the Great Lakes region, invasive species, environmental policy making, and ecology will enjoy this informative and thought-provoking volume.
Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the St. Lawrence Seaway:Options to Eliminate Introduction of Nonindigenous Species into the Great Lakes, Phase 2
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
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Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Great Lakes Shipping, Trade, and Aquatic Invasive Species written by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the St. Lawrence Seaway:Options to Eliminate Introduction of Nonindigenous Species into the Great Lakes, Phase 2 and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2008-09-18 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Laurentian Great Lakes are the largest unfrozen reservoir of freshwater on earth, accounting for almost one-fifth of the worlds fresh surface water. They are vital to the economy of the Great Lakes region and to the quality of life of its residents, providing drinking water for more than 33 million people in Canada and the United States, supplying hydroelectric power, supporting industries, providing waterborne transportation, and offering a variety of recreational opportunities. Human activities have, however, imposed stresses on the Great Lakes basins ecological integrity, and one of these stresses the introduction of nonindigenous species of animals and plants is the focus of this report. The opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959 provided a route into the Great Lakes not only for international maritime trade but also for aquatic invasive species (AIS) carried in the ballast water needed by ships to operate safely. Ships ballast water is not the only vector by which AIS enter the Great Lakes, but it has accounted for 55 to 70 percent of reported AIS introductions since 1959, including that of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha).
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Publisher : Adventure Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781591932925
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (329 download)
Download or read book Invaders of the Great Lakes written by and published by Adventure Publications. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handy book spotlights 39 Great Lakes invaders poised to invade thousands of inland lakes. It details how they live, grow, reproduce and spread. Armed with this knowledge, you can help protect lakes and streams, keeping your favorite spots safe.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Impact of Aquatic Invasive Species on the Great Lakes written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Great Lakes Water Quality Board
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ISBN 13 : 9781894280266
Total Pages : 21 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (82 download)
Download or read book Alien Invasive Species and Biological Pollution of the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem written by Great Lakes Water Quality Board and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Transportation Research Board
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030917824X
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Great Lakes Shipping, Trade, and Aquatic Invasive Species written by Transportation Research Board and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2008-09-18 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRB Special Report 291: Great Lakes Shipping, Trade, and Aquatic Invasive Species reviews existing research and efforts to date to reduce aquatic invasive species introductions into the Great Lakes and identifies ways that these efforts could be strengthened toward an effective solution. Since its opening in 1959, the St. Lawrence Seaway has provided a route into the Great Lakes not only for trade, but also unfortunately for aquatic invasive species (AIS) that have had severe economic and environmental impacts on the region. Prevention measures have been introduced by the governments of Canada and the United States, but reports of newly discovered AIS continue, and only time will tell what impacts these species may have. Pressure to solve the problem has even led to proposals that the Seaway be closed. The committee that developed the report recommends that trade should continue on the St. Lawrence Seaway but with a more effective suite of prevention measures to reduce the introduction of aquatic invasive species that evolves over time in response to lessons learned and new technologies.
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Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (57 download)
Download or read book Aquatic Invasions written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Cory Brant
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472126032
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)
Download or read book Great Lakes Sea Lamprey written by Cory Brant and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2019-08-22 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stuff of nightmares in both their looks and the wounds inflicted on their victims, sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) are perhaps the deadliest invasive species to ever enter the Great Lakes. At the invasion’s apex in the mid-20th century, harvests of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush), the lampreys’ preferred host fish in the Great Lakes, plummeted from peak annual catches of 15 million pounds to just a few hundred thousand pounds per year—a drop of 98% in only a few decades. Threatening the complete collapse of the fishery, the sea lamprey invasion triggered an environmental awakening in the region and prompted an international treaty that secured unprecedented cooperation across political boundaries to protect the Great Lakes. Fueled by a pioneering scientific spirit, the war on Great Lakes sea lampreys led to discoveries that are the backbone of the program that eventually brought the creature under control and still protects the largest freshwater ecosystem in the world to this day. Great Lakes Sea Lamprey draws on extensive interviews with individuals who experienced the invasion firsthand as well as a trove of unexplored archival materials to tell the incredible story of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes—what started the invasion, how it was halted, and what this history can teach us about the response to biological invaders in the present and future. Richly illustrated with color and black & white photographs, the book will interest readers concerned with the health of the Great Lakes, the history of the conservation movement, and the ongoing threat of invasive species.
Author : Katherine Glassner-Shwayder
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Total Pages : 8 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (489 download)
Download or read book Biological Invasions written by Katherine Glassner-Shwayder and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Abigail Fusaro
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1627 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)
Download or read book A Risk Assessment of Potential Great Lakes Aquatic Invaders written by Abigail Fusaro and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 1627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781984272706
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (727 download)
Download or read book The Impact of Aquatic Invasive Species on the Great Lakes written by United States. Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-27 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The impact of aquatic invasive species on the Great Lakes : hearing before the Subcommittees on Water Resources and Environment of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, March 7, 2007.
Author : Dr. Daniel Simberloff
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520948432
Total Pages : 1580 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions written by Dr. Daniel Simberloff and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2011-01-02 with total page 1580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pioneering encyclopedia illuminates a topic at the forefront of global ecology—biological invasions, or organisms that come to live in the wrong place. Written by leading scientists from around the world, Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions addresses all aspects of this subject at a global level—including invasions by animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria—in succinct, alphabetically arranged articles. Scientifically uncompromising, yet clearly written and free of jargon, the volume encompasses fields of study including biology, demography, geography, ecology, evolution, sociology, and natural history. Featuring many cross-references, suggestions for further reading, illustrations, an appendix of the world’s worst 100 invasive species, a glossary, and more, this is an essential reference for anyone who needs up-to-date information on this important topic. Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions features articles on: • Well-known invasive species such the zebra mussel, chestnut blight, cheatgrass, gypsy moth, Nile perch, giant African snail, and Norway rat • Regions with especially large numbers of introduced species including the Great Lakes, Mediterranean Sea, Hawaiian Islands, Australia, and New Zealand. • Conservation, ecological, economic, and human and animal health impacts of invasions around the world • The processes and pathways involved in invasion • Management of introduced species
Author : International Joint Commission
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ISBN 13 : 9781927336069
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (36 download)
Download or read book Aquatic Invasive Species Rapid Response written by International Joint Commission and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Katherine Glassner-Shwayder
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 8 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Biological Invasions written by Katherine Glassner-Shwayder and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dan Egan
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393246442
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)
Download or read book The Death and Life of the Great Lakes written by Dan Egan and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Award "Nimbly splices together history, science, reporting and personal experiences into a taut and cautiously hopeful narrative.… Egan’s book is bursting with life (and yes, death)." —Robert Moor, New York Times Book Review The Great Lakes—Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior—hold 20 percent of the world’s supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work, and recreation for tens of millions of Americans. But they are under threat as never before, and their problems are spreading across the continent. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is prize-winning reporter Dan Egan’s compulsively readable portrait of an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes, blending the epic story of the lakes with an examination of the perils they face and the ways we can restore and preserve them for generations to come.
