The death and life of the Great LakesDan Egan
The death and life of the Great Lakes
by Dan Egan · first published 2017
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"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
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If you want to read more about this kind of thing, I can highly recommend this book: The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan It's incredibly well researched and written, and gave me a much better understanding of what's going with the ecosystems.
on “When zebra mussels colonized Lake Erie, it began to recover” ↗I encourage anyone who wants to read more about the history of the Great Lakes, in terms of human activity and wildlife, I highly recommend The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan
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