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Author Freedman, Eric

Title Biodiversity, Conservation and Environmental Management in the Great Lakes Basin
Published Milton : Taylor and Francis, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (236 pages)
Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Biographies; Preface; 1 Introduction: examining the terrain; Part I Habitat, conservation, and restoration; 2 The dam dilemma for fisheries management in the Great Lakes; 3 Irrigation in the Great Lakes Basin: prospects and conflicts; 4 Artificial reefs and reef restoration in the Laurentian Great Lakes; Part II Extinction and survival; 5 Georgian Bay, Lake Huron: freshwater turtles and their wetland habitat in a changing landscape
6 Framing extinction: societal attitudes toward the passenger pigeon in editorials and opinion pieces7 Recovering the ecology of fear: cascading effects of gray wolf predation and competition in a Great Lakes Basin forest; 8 Linear corridors and predator movement dynamics in the Great Lakes Basin; Part III Pollution, climate change, and invasive species; 9 Toxicants in the Great Lakes: living with a toxic legacy while managing for chemicals of emerging concern; 10 Water quality in the Great Lakes: interactions between nutrient pollution, invasive species, and climate change
11 Emerald ash borer, black ash, and Native American basketmaking: invasive insects, forest ecosystems, and cultural practicesPart IV Public policy; 12 Legislating the Great Lakes: socially constructing water through congressional discourse; 13 Conservation authorities in Ontario: key players in the governance of invasive and endangered species; 14 Citizen engagement, interpretation, and resource management in the Great Lakes Basin; 15 Seven Indigenous principles for successful cooperation in Great Lakes conservation initiatives; Part V Conclusions; 16 Through the crystal ball
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Subject Biodiversity -- Great Lakes Region (North America)
Nature conservation -- Great Lakes Region (North America)
Environmental management -- Great Lakes Region (North America)
Environmental policy -- Great Lakes Region (North America)
Lake ecology -- Great Lakes Region (North America)
Biodiversity
Ecology
Environmental management
Environmental policy
Lake ecology
Nature conservation
SUBJECT Great Lakes Region (North America) -- Environmental conditions
Subject Great Lakes Region
Form Electronic book
Author Neuzil, Mark
ISBN 9781351977050
1351977059