| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps |
| Series |
David Suzuki Foundation Series |
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David Suzuki Foundation series.
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| Contents |
The freshwater seas -- Foundation stones -- The Boreal Forest -- The Great Lakes -- St. Lawrence Forest -- The Carolinian Forest -- Life in the margins -- Water world -- Invasions -- The future of the Great Lakes |
| Summary |
Five immense lakes - remembered by school children with the mnemonic "HOMES," for Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior - lie at the heart of North America. They cover an area of nearly 245,000 square kilometres (95,000 square miles) and hold more than 23,000 cubic kilometres (5,500 cubic miles of water). Together they comprise the world's largest freshwater system, containing 95 percent of the continent's fresh water - and one-fifth of the planet's total supply. The Great Lakes' drainage basin - the land through which rivers flow as they empty into the lakes - is more than a r |
| Notes |
Co-published by: David Suzuki Foundation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-339) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Natural history -- Great Lakes Region (North America)
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Lake ecology -- Great Lakes (North America)
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NATURE -- Essays.
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NATURE -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Ecotourism.
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Ecology
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Lake ecology
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Natural history
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| SUBJECT |
Great Lakes (North America) -- History
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Great Lakes (North America) -- Environmental conditions
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| Subject |
Great Lakes
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Great Lakes Region
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Litteljohn, Bruce M.
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Damstra, Emily S.
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David Suzuki Foundation.
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| LC no. |
2012429256 |
| ISBN |
9781553658931 |
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1553658930 |
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