Okoboji wetlands : a lesson in natural history /

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Lake Okoboji in northwest Iowa is the jewel of the Iowa Great Lakes. A region of wetlands formed by prairie potholes, the area is rich with lakes, sloughs, fens, creeks, prairies, and kettleholes. In this readable and beautifully illustrated volume, Michael Lannoo presents an extensive natural histo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lannoo, Michael J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©1996.
Colección:Bur oak original.
Temas:
Wetland ecology > Iowa > Okoboji Lakes Region.
Natural history > Iowa > Okoboji Lakes Region.
Wetland management > Iowa > Okoboji Lakes Region.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
Natural history
Wetland ecology
Wetland management
Okoboji Lakes Region (Iowa) > History.
Iowa > Okoboji Lakes Region
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • An Introduction to Wetlands
  • Origins : Settlement ; The Glacial Story of the Lake Okoboji Region ; The Okoboji Lakeside Laboratory
  • Ecosystems : Runoff on Cayler Prairie ; Wetland Vegetation ; The Aquatic Gardens of Okoboji ; Report on Nuisance Condition, Upper Gar Lake ; Temperature Cycle of West Lake Okoboji ; Impact of Settlement on West Lake Okoboji
  • Historical Fauna : Mammals of the Lake Region of Iowa ; The Birds of the Lake Region ; Crows ; Fishing in 1884 ; The Fishes of the Okoboji Lakes ; Missing Pieces 1 ; Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
  • Okoboji's Wetland Fauna : Blackbirds ; Aquatic Insects of Okoboji ; Amber Land Snails ; The Clams of the Okoboji Lakes ; Why Study Pond Crayfish? ; Why Study Pond Snails? ; Amphibians of Okoboji ; Okoboji's Historical Amphibian Fauna ; Tiger Salamanders ; American Toads ; Great Plains Toads ; Chorus Frogs ; Gray Treefrogs ; Cricket Frogs ; Leopard Frogs ; Bullfrogs ; Mudpuppies ; Missing Pieces 2 ; The Iowa Lakeside Laboratory as a Student Sees It
  • Wildlife Management or Resource Exploitation? : Wetland Importance ; Wetlands and Lakes as Distinct Ecosystems ; Mosquitoes ; Conservation ; Frogging in Iowa 1 ; Frogs ; Frogging in Iowa 2 ; Amphibian Decreases and the Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force ; Preservation ; Raising Game Fish 1 ; Raising Game Fish 2 ; A Missing Zooplankter ; Top Predators ; Rotenone and Aquazine: State-Applied Aquatic Toxins ; Silent Spring Choruses ; National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permits ; Bullfrog Introductions ; Pollution ; Muskies ; The Refugia Hypothesis ; Garlock Slough: A Case Study
  • A New Perspective: A Wetland Ethic.

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