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There Are More Than 180 Exotic Species In The Great Lakes. Some, Such As Green Algae, The Asian Tapeworm, And The Suckermouth Minnow, Have Had Little Or No Impact So Far. But A Handful Of Others--sea Lamprey, Alewife, Round Goby, Quagga Mussel, Zebra Mussel, Eurasian Watermilfoil, Spiny Water Flea, And Rusty Crayfish--have Conducted An All-out Assault On The Great Lakes And Are Winning The Battle. In Lake Invaders: Invasive Species And The Battle For The Future Of The Great Lakes, William Rapai Focuses On The Impact Of These Invasives. Chapters Delve Into The Ecological And Economic Damage That Has Occurred And Is Still Occurring And Explore Educational Efforts And Policies Designed To Prevent New Introductions Into The Great Lakes. Rapai Begins With A Brief Biological And Geological History Of The Great Lakes.^ He Then Examines The History Of The Great Lakes From A Human Dimension, With The Construction Of The Erie Canal And Welland Canal, Opening The Doors To An Ecosystem That Had Previously Been Isolated. The Seven Chapters That Follow Each Feature A Different Invasive Species, With Information About Its Arrival And Impact, Including A Larger Story Of Ballast Water, Control Effo

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Author

William Rapai

Publisher

Wayne State University Press

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780814341254

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Nature, History, Biology

Rating

3.78 / 5 (8 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13