State of Lake Michigan

This book is the formal outcome of an international symposium on Lake Michigan organized by the Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society. The symposium was convened as a special session at the 44th conference on Great Lakes Research, International Assoc. of Great Lakes Research, which was held at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, Wisconsin, June 10-14,2001. This book reviews the status of the major Lake Michigan ecosystem components and provides a basis for evaluating natural resource. The papers that this book comprises are invited, peer-reviewed presentations from professionals in the Great Lakes region who are recognized for their contributions to the advancement of Great Lakes science and management. The papers are arranged in the following 6 sections: Physical and chemical regimes, Food web, Water birds, Wetlands, Management and initiatives, Summary and synthesis