State of Lake Superior - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 8178985926 ISBN 13: 9788178985923

Casa editrice: Aquatic Ecosystem Health &, 2009

Riassunto

Lake Superior was saved from the extremes felt elsewhere because it is the top of the drainage landscape. Superior offered the prospects of greatest success because it was, in general, least altered. Many decades later, Superior serves as the best example of success in recovering from environmental adversity. This is not to say that restoration is complete or that all ecological problems are resolved. The heavy hand of humanity continues to cause important threats to the present and future state of Lake Superior. State of Lake Superior offers a polythetic view of current conditions in Lake Superior and insightful suggestions about where and how improvements should continue. The chapters range from basic reviews of what we know as a consequence of effective research to explorations of what little we know about challenging environmental issues for the future. Among these are the continuing concerns about contaminants, the burgeoning march of invasive species, and the portent of global change. We find some encouragement in the resilience of this large lake ecosystem. In many respects, it is a success story, as is shown from the insights of research merged with the mindful attention of management agencies.

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Dr. Mohiuddin Munawar received a Ph.D. is a research scientist at Great Lakes Laboratory for Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries & Oceans Canada. He has been actively involved in Great Lakes research for more than 30 years. Dr. Munawar has published more than 250 papers and given over 350 presentations at international conferences dealing with phycology, ecology, food-web dynamics, ecotoxicology, and ecosystem health. He has delivered several keynote, plenary and invited presentations. He has convened and chaired numerous international symposia, conferences and ecoforums. He has published two books on the Phytoplankton dynamics of the North American Great Lakes.

Dr. Munawar is the founder-president of the Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management Society-AEHMS and chief editor of its journal Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management-AEHM (published by Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia). He has edited more than 30 special issues of the AEHM on various current issues and themes.

Due to the need for holistic environmental books dealing with the "total ecosystem", the Ecovision World Monograph Series was initiated by Dr. Munawar. The series has already published more than 20 peer-reviewed books of global interest edited by him and other well known scientists.

Dr. Munawar has received several awards and distinctions such as the Chandler-Misner Award for best scientific paper, Canadian Public Service Commission Award, the prestigious Anderson-Everett Award for life time contribution to Great Lakes Science (by IAGLR), an honorary doctorate (Doctor Honoris Causa) from the Faculty of Science, Göteborg University, Sweden, and recently has been conferred the Fellowship of the Academy of Science, Engineering & Technology (ASET), from India. In 2008, Dr. Munawar was also awarded the Assistant Deputy Minister’s Distinction Award by the Department of Fisheries & Oceans in recognition of his excellence, leadership and scientific contributions.

Iftekhar F. Munawar is one of the leading phycologists working on the North American Great Lakes for over 30 years. She has published and presented numerous papers on the phycology of the Great Lakes. She is an expert on the taxonomy of algae specially nanoplankton and phytoflagellates. She is the Managing editor of the journal: Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management (Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia) as well as the Ecovision World Monograph Series (AEHMS). Under the Ecovision series she has co-authored two monographs on the phytoplankton dynamics of the Great Lakes. She has also edited books and her most recent publication is the landmark book on the State of Lake Superior.

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• Editore: Aquatic Ecosystem Health &
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 8178985926
• ISBN 13: 9788178985923
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 704
• Redattore: Munawar M., Munawar I. F.