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Life in the Great Lakes

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Last updated in September, 2000

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	When people think of the Great Lakes, there are usually two things that quickly come to mind: Fish, because many people catch fish from the lakes and Pollution, because the history of the region is clouded by environmental problems in search of solutions. From this page you can connect to "fish" information as well as find out how lake organisms live and interact, how they depend on their physical environment, and how the lakes and their inhabitants change over time. The links on this page are general ones. Follow the concept map to select more specific links.

	1. How is life in the water similar to life on land? And how is it different?

	1. ES-EAGLS: Life in The Great Lakes 2. ES-EAGLS: Great Lakes Environmental Issues 3. The Great Lake Erie 4. Great Lakes Instructional Materials for the Chaning Earth System
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	1. Lake-Aware Kids Engaged in Relevant Science How does the estuary serve as a nursery? What do scientists know about Great Lakes invader species? 2. The Great Lake Erie 3. Vegetation and Plant Geography of the Lake Erie Basin 3. Great Lakes Instructional Materials for the Changing Earth System What do scientists know about Great Lakes invader species and the effects of global change on them? How will global warming affect Great lakes fish? What happens to Euglena populations when their environment changes? 5. Earth Systems - Education Activities for Great Lakes Schools Great Lakes Environmental Issues Which fish can we eat? What happens when nutrients enter an estuary? Life in the Great Lakes How does a dichotomous key work? What are the characteristics of some Great Lakes fish? How do fish get their names? How are shorebirds adapted for feeding? What do scientists know about invader species of the Great Lakes? Who can harvest a walleye? What does a biomass pyramid tell us? What is a food web? What factors affect the size of a natural population? How can a natural fish population be managed? What is the ecological role of an estuary? How does the estuary serve as a nursery?
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	1. Fish of the Great Lakes http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/publications/Fish/index.html 2. Birds of the Great Lakes http://www.cciw.ca/glimr/metadata/atlas-contam-birdeggs-89-92/intro.html 3. Great Lakes Fishtank http://www.glfc.org/fishtank.htm 4. Great Lakes Plants http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/25water/flower/ 5. Endangered Species in the Great Lake States http://www.nceet.snre.umich.edu/EndSpp/lake.html 6. Great Lakes Fishery Commission http://www.glfc.org/

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