Author: Wayne Grady
Publisher: PERSEUS / RUNNING PRESS, May 2011
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 1-55365-804-3
Synopsis
This is the most authoritative, complete & accessible book to about the biology & ecology of this vital terrain. It begins with the geological formation of the lakes & an overview of the lakes' role in relatively recent human history. Go through the lakes basin, defined & explored by its 3 component forest ecosystems: the Boreal, the Great Lakes/St Lawrence & the Carolinian Forests. 120 Color photos, 53 B&W illus.; 7.5x10 inches, 360 pgs.
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Five immense lakes lie at the heart of North America. They cover an area of nearly 95,000 square miles & hold more than 5,500 cubic miles of water. Together they comprise the world's largest freshwater system, containing 95 percent of the continent's fresh water - & one-fifth of the planet's total supply. Home to 40 million people, the Great Lakes' drainage basin is the hub of industry & agriculture in North America. More than a region; it is almost a nation in itself.
The Great Lakes: A Natural History of a Changing Region is the most authoritative, complete & accessible book to date about the biology & ecology of this vital, ever-changing terrain. It begins with an account of the geological formation of the lakes & an overview of the lakes' role in relatively recent human history. Grady takes readers through the lakes basin, defined & explored by its three component forest ecosystems: the Boreal, the Great Lakes/St Lawrence & the Carolinian Forests. Representative flora & fauna species are profiled, along with notable physical, climatic, & environmental features.
The Great Lakes is both a first-hand tribute & an essential guide to a fascinating ecosystem in eternal flux.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Wayne Grady is a foremost popular science writer & the winner of 3 Science in Society awards. He lives near Kingston, Ontario.