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100 1 _aAnderson, Chel,
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245 1 0 _aNorth shore :
_ba natural history of Minnesota's Superior coast /
_cChel Anderson and Adelheid Fischer.
264 1 _aMinneapolis :
_bUniversity of Minnesota Press,
_c[2015]
264 4 _c©2015
300 _axi, 619 pages :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c26 cm
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction: A gathering of waters -- I. Headwaters. As good as it gets : bird diversity on the north shore ; Harvesting the forest's bounty : wildcrafting ; Be it ever so humble : no home like that of a pitcher plant ; Healing a watershed for coaster brook trout -- II. Highlands. The case of the missing duff : earthworm invasions ; The secret life of salamanders ; Stranger than fiction : plant galls and their makers ; Black bears and the Tettegouche oaks ; The nose knows : star-nosed moles and a life down under -- III. Nearshore. North shore places : what's in a name? ; Where has all the sewage gone? : development and water quality ; Hay pickers and grass gatherers : botanical exploration along the lakeshore ; Between a rock and a lake : life on the cliff edge ; The leading edge : north shore bird migration -- IV. Lake Superior. Mapping Lake Superior : the early years ; Searching high and low : the science of Lake Superior exploration ; Amphipods and diatoms : the big lake's bread and butter ; How much water is enough? : the plumbing of Lake Superior ; The missing link : the Lake Superior and Mississippi River canal ; The rise and fall of seiches -- V. Islands. The chorus frogs of Isle Royale ; The long view : moose and wolves on Isle Royale ; Nature or nuisance? : gulls in the Great Lakes ; A mansion of many rooms : the return of lake trout to Superior -- Epilogue: The wild card of climate change.
520 _aNorth Shore reminds us that the natural history of this extraordinary region is still being created and that each of us--individually and collectively--are the authors of this ongoing narrative. Compelling and accessible, the book will provide readers with a science-based knowledge of the Minnesota North Shore watershed so that together we can write a new, hopeful chapter for its inhabitants, both human and wild. --Provided by publisher.
650 0 _aCoastal ecology
_zSuperior, Lake, Region.
_9349642
650 0 _aEcology
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650 0 _aLake ecology
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650 0 _aLake ecology
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650 0 _aNatural history
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650 0 _aNatural history
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651 0 _aSuperior, Lake.
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