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1 online resource (xiv, 156 pages) : 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 history of Okoboji and its cherished wetlands that examines that world of our grandparents, compares it to today's world, and extrapolates to the world of our grandchildren Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-150) and index 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 La

Author

Michael J. Lannoo; with drawings by Danette Pratt and photographs by Carl Kurtz

Publisher

Iowa City: University of Iowa Press

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780877455332

Subjects

Science, Management, Nature