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Author : Cory Brant
Publisher : University of Michigan Regional
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472131563
A captivating look at an ecological terror and the cooperative effort that brought the Great Lakes back from the brink
Author : Cory Brant
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780472126033
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 : Leo F. Erkkila,Bernard R. Smith,Alberton L. McLain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Electricity
ISBN : UOM:39015086537308
Author : Dan Egan
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780393246445
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.
Author : M. W. Hardisty,I. C. Potter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Agnatha
ISBN : UOM:39076006434216
Author : Mark P. Ebener,Everett Louis King,Thomas A. Edsall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fishery management
ISBN : CORNELL:31924104016716
This document augments the dichotomous key crated by Ebener et al. (2003) with photographs taken during the 2002 and 2003 workshops, and it is intended to help fishery agencies implement the King and Edsall (1979) protocol for classifying sea lamprey marks. Their illustrations represented the "idealized" types and stages of sea lamprey marks in comparison with the more complicated marks often observed in the field. We combined the original King and Edsall (1979) photographic illustrations with photographs made at the five workshops to create this sequel to the 1979 field guide.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Oceanography, Great Lakes, and the Outer Continental Shelf
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Nature
ISBN : LOC:00183655267
Author : Barbara A. Somervill
Publisher : Cherry Lake
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2008-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781602793897
the Sea Lamprey have invades the Great Lakes where they have killed off native species and harmed the fishing industry. Find out hoe they arrived, the problems they cause and other places that are on the lookout for these animals.
Author : William Rapai
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780814341254
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 : Margaret Beattie Bogue
Publisher : Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015050317729
Examines the history of human use of the fish resources of the Great Lakes, and analyzes the changing nature of the fish populations, especially those that became popular in the commercial markets.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Fishes
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110643223
Author : Margaret F. Docker
Publisher : Springer
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789402416848
This book, published in two volumes, provides the most comprehensive review of lamprey biology since Hardisty and Potter’s “The Biology of Lampreys” published more than 30 years ago. This second volume offers a synthesis of topics related to the lamprey gonad (e.g., lamprey sex ratios, sex determination and sex differentiation, sexual maturation, and sex steroids), the artifical propagation of lampreys, post-metamorphic feeding and the evolution of alternative feeding and migratory types, the history and status of sea lamprey control in the Laurentian Great Lakes and Lake Champlain, and an overview of contributions of lamprey developmental studies for understanding vertebrate evolution.
Author : William W. Taylor,Abigail J. Lynch,Nancy J. Leonard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Fishery management
ISBN : 1611860245
To maintain thriving, sustainable fisheries in the Laurentian Great Lakes, an understanding of the numerous and complex ecological, societal, economic, management, and policy issues surrounding them is critical. This incisive study provides a collaborative, interjurisdictional, and multi-use perspective that is shaped by the United states and Canada together as part of their shared governance of these waters. This book offers an informed look at the Great Lakes fisheries and their ecosystems, as the contributors examine both the threats they have faced and the valuable opportunities they provide for basin citizens and industries. Divided into four sections--the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes Fisheries, Fisheries case studies, and outlook for the Future--this is a valuable and up-to-date tool for students, researchers, policymakers, and managers alike.
Author : Great Lakes Fishery Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CORNELL:31924084853625
Author : Howard A. Tanner
Publisher : Michigan State University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1611865050
As the new chief of the Michigan Department of Conservation’s Fish Division in 1964, Howard A. Tanner was challenged to “do something . . . spectacular.” He met that challenge by leading the successful introduction of coho salmon into the Michigan waters of the Great Lakes. This volume illustrates how Tanner was able to accomplish this feat: from a detailed account of his personal and professional background that provided a foundation for success; the historical and contemporary context in which the Fish Division undertook this bold step to reorient the state’s fishery from commercial to sport; the challenges, such as resistance from existing government institutions and finding funding, that he and his colleagues faced; the risks they took by introducing a nonnative species; the surprises they experienced in the first season’s catch; to, finally, the success they achieved in establishing a world-renowned, biologically and financially beneficial sport fishery in the Great Lakes. Tanner provides an engaging history of successfully introducing Pacific salmon into the lakes from the perspective of an ultimate insider.
