Author: Allen KurtaPublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472064977
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Revised and expanded edition of the classic Mammals of the Great Lakes Region.
Mammals of the Great Lakes Region
Author: Allen KurtaPublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472064977
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Revised and expanded edition of the classic Mammals of the Great Lakes Region.
Mammals of the Great Lakes Region, 3rd Ed.
Author: Allen KurtaPublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472053450
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Revised and expanded edition of the classic Mammals of the Great Lakes Region
Mammals of the Great Lakes Region, 3rd Ed.
Author: Allen KurtaPublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472122754
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Now in an extensively revised 3rd edition, Mammals of the Great Lakes Region has been an essential reference for countless amateur and professional naturalists since 1957. Easily tucked into a backpack and carried into the field, this heavily illustrated guidebook offers detailed information on 83 species, including each mammal’s appearance, behavior, and natural history, along with an explanation of its scientific name. Species accounts are accompanied by new color photographs plus fully updated distribution maps showing the geographic range in the Great Lakes region and in North America. A thorough introduction outlines the environmental factors that affect the distribution and abundance of mammals in Great Lakes ecosystems and discusses the impacts of current human activities, including introduction of diseases and climate change. There is also a section on preparing captured specimens for research or teaching, as well as user-friendly keys and quick reference tables to physical measurements and life history data. Brand new in this edition, the book also features detailed illustrations of the tracks of commonly found mammals to assist with year-round identification. Providing the most up-to-date information on mammals in the Great Lakes basin, this book belongs on the shelves of teachers, students, naturalists, and professional biologists throughout the region.
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Great Lakes Region, Revised Ed.
Author: James H. HardingPublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472053388
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
A revised and updated guide to reptiles and amphibians in the Great Lakes region
Lake Invaders
Author: William RapaiPublisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 081434125X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
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.
Insects of the Great Lakes Region
Author: Gary A. DunnPublisher: University of MICHIGAN REGIONAL
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
The most comprehensive guide to insects in the Great Lakes region
Mammals of Wisconsin
Author: Hartley Harrad Thompson JacksonPublisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 9780299021504
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
"There is little doubt that this book will be considered the standard reference work in Wisconsin for generations."--The Science Teacher Today, it is indeed the standard work in its field--the most comprehensive, useful, and enjoyable mammal guide for the entire North Central States region.
Great Lakes Nature Guide
Author: Jim McCormacPublisher: Lone Pine Publishing
ISBN: 9789768200518
Category : Lake ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This guide features over 400 species of plants and animals in the Great Lakes region. It includes extensive natural history, including animal behavior, ecology and range of species and native uses. There are color maps of the Great Lake States-NY, PA, OH, IN, MI, IL, MN and WI-showing parks and natural areas.
Coregonid Fishes of the Great Lakes
Author: Walter KoelzGreat Lakes Sea Lamprey
Author: Cory BrantPublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472126032
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
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.