Bibliograph

Great Lakes, the natural history of a changing region, Wayne Grady ; principle photography by Bruce Litteljohn ; illustrations by Emily S. Damstra

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Great Lakes, the natural history of a changing region, Wayne Grady ; principle photography by Bruce Litteljohn ; illustrations by Emily S. Damstra

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-339) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Great Lakes

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

761645908

Responsibility statement

Wayne Grady ; principle photography by Bruce Litteljohn ; illustrations by Emily S. Damstra

Series statement

David Suzuki Foundation Series

Sub title

the natural history of a changing region

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

Table Of 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

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