The Resource The death and life of the Great Lakes, Dan Egan
The death and life of the Great Lakes, Dan Egan
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The item The death and life of the Great Lakes, Dan Egan represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Williamsburg Regional Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xix, 364 pages
- Contents
-
- The front door. Carving a fourth seacoast : dreams of a seaway ; Three fish : the story of lake trout, sea lampreys and alewives ; The world's great fishing hole : the introduction of coho and chinook salmon ; Noxious cargo : the invasion of zebra and quagga mussels
- The back door. Continental undivide : Asian carp and Chicago's backwards river ; Conquering a continent : the mussel infestation of the West ; North America's "dead" sea : toxic algae and the threat to Toledo's water supply
- The future. Plugging the drain : the never-ending threat to siphon away Great Lakes water ; A shaky balancing act : climate change and the fall and rise of the lakes ; A Great Lake revival : charting a course toward integrity, stability and balance
- Isbn
- 9780393246438
- Label
- The death and life of the Great Lakes
- Title
- The death and life of the Great Lakes
- Statement of responsibility
- Dan Egan
- Subject
-
- trueGreat Lakes region
- Introduced organisms -- Great Lakes (North America)
- Lake ecology
- Lake ecology -- Great Lakes (North America)
- Lakes
- trueNonindigenous aquatic pests
- Nonindigenous aquatic pests -- Great Lakes (North America)
- trueGreat Lakes
- Great Lakes (North America) -- Environmental conditions
- trueOrganism introduction
- Water quality
- Water quality -- Great Lakes (North America)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Egan, Dan
- Dewey number
- 577.630977
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QH104.5.G7
- LC item number
- E43 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Lake ecology
- Great Lakes (North America)
- Introduced organisms
- Nonindigenous aquatic pests
- Water quality
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The death and life of the Great Lakes, Dan Egan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-347) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The front door. Carving a fourth seacoast : dreams of a seaway ; Three fish : the story of lake trout, sea lampreys and alewives ; The world's great fishing hole : the introduction of coho and chinook salmon ; Noxious cargo : the invasion of zebra and quagga mussels -- The back door. Continental undivide : Asian carp and Chicago's backwards river ; Conquering a continent : the mussel infestation of the West ; North America's "dead" sea : toxic algae and the threat to Toledo's water supply -- The future. Plugging the drain : the never-ending threat to siphon away Great Lakes water ; A shaky balancing act : climate change and the fall and rise of the lakes ; A Great Lake revival : charting a course toward integrity, stability and balance
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xix, 364 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393246438
- Lccn
- 2016039546
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustations, map
- System control number
-
- 951070858
- (OCoLC)951070858
- Label
- The death and life of the Great Lakes, Dan Egan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-347) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The front door. Carving a fourth seacoast : dreams of a seaway ; Three fish : the story of lake trout, sea lampreys and alewives ; The world's great fishing hole : the introduction of coho and chinook salmon ; Noxious cargo : the invasion of zebra and quagga mussels -- The back door. Continental undivide : Asian carp and Chicago's backwards river ; Conquering a continent : the mussel infestation of the West ; North America's "dead" sea : toxic algae and the threat to Toledo's water supply -- The future. Plugging the drain : the never-ending threat to siphon away Great Lakes water ; A shaky balancing act : climate change and the fall and rise of the lakes ; A Great Lake revival : charting a course toward integrity, stability and balance
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xix, 364 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393246438
- Lccn
- 2016039546
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustations, map
- System control number
-
- 951070858
- (OCoLC)951070858
Subject
- trueGreat Lakes region
- Introduced organisms -- Great Lakes (North America)
- Lake ecology
- Lake ecology -- Great Lakes (North America)
- Lakes
- trueNonindigenous aquatic pests
- Nonindigenous aquatic pests -- Great Lakes (North America)
- trueGreat Lakes
- Great Lakes (North America) -- Environmental conditions
- trueOrganism introduction
- Water quality
- Water quality -- Great Lakes (North America)
Member of
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- trueWisconsin Library Association Literary Award
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Science & Technology Books: 2017
- trueLos Angeles Times Book Prizes: History
- trueNational Academies Communication Award
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2017
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