Boreal Shield Watersheds: Lake Trout Ecosystems in a Changing Environment
Editorial Reviews
Review
Relatively little attention has been given to the world's vast boreal wildernesses, yet they are among the most vulnerable to global and other human disturbance. This remarkable and authoritative book is a welcome exception.
- Edward O. Wilson, Professor Emeritus, Harvard University
This remarkable Precambrian lake region of central Canada has served as a fulcrum for a significant part of modern limnological understanding.
--Robert G. Wetzel, Kenan Professor of Environmental Science, University of North Carolina
The lake trout is an ideal icon to encourage the wise management of Shield waters.
John J. Magnuson, Center for Limnology, University of Wisconsin
Book Description
Boreal Shield Watersheds: Ecosystem Management in a Changing Environment brings together an outstanding group of scientists, renowned for their expertise in aquatic science and environmental management. They explore the functioning of Boreal Shield ecosystems, focusing on the lake trout as the model and indicator of environmental change and management. This thorough compendium analyzes the risks to and durability of this environment in relation to local, regional, and global human activity. By providing a clear summary describing the air/land/water linkages in aquatic ecosystems, this book demonstrates how Boreal Shield waters have served as a crucible for environmental research into the impacts of water pollution, acid rain, climate change, sport fisheries, invasive species and watershed disturbance. The text builds upon a substantial research legacy and explores our ability to manage human interactions with this and other delicate and important ecosystems worldwide.
Boreal Shield Watersheds: Lake Trout Ecosystems in a Changing Environment
Boreal Shield Watersheds: Lake Trout Ecosystems in a Changing Environment,John Gunn,Robert John Steedman,Richard Ryder,CRC,1566706467,Ecology,Environmental Science,Environmental Studies,Fish,Lake ecology,Lake trout,North America,Science,Science/Mathematics,Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection
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