| Abstract: | The St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair form a part of the connecting channel system between Lake Huron and Lake Erie. This report synthesizes existing information on the ecological structure and function of this ecosystem. Chapters include descriptions of climatology, hydrology, and geology of the region; biological characteristics; ecological relationships; and commercial and recreational uses, as well as discussions of management considerations and issues. The St. Clair system provides valuable habitat for migratory waterfowl and fish spawning and nurseries, and contains some of the most extensive emergent wetlands in the region. The system is used for navigation, municipal and industrial waste disposal, recreational boating, fishing and waterfowl hunting. Allowing for multiple human uses while maintaining important waterfowl and fish populations is the greatest challenge facing managers of this system. |
| Genre: | Federal Government Series |
| ProdID: | 2000047 |
| Citation Author: | Edsall, Thomas A.; Manny, Bruce A.; Raphael, Nicholas |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Great Lakes Science Center |
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| Citation Number Of Pages: | 130 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 130 p. |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Out-of-print |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Citation Series: | Biological Report |
| Citation Series Code: | Biological Report |
| Citation Series Number: | 85(7.3) |
| Citation Search Results Text: | The St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair, Michigan: an ecological profile; 1988; Federal Government Series; Biological Report; 85(7.3); Edsall, Thomas A.; Manny, Bruce A.; Raphael, Nicholas |
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| Citation Year: | 1988 |
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| Text: | The St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair, Michigan: an ecological profile; 1988; Federal Government Series; Biological Report; 85(7.3); Edsall, Thomas A.; Manny, Bruce A.; Raphael, Nicholas |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
