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- Document: Report
- Larger Work: Our living resources: A report to the nation on the distribution, abundance, and health of U.S. plants, animals, and ecosystems
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Abstract
The Mississippi River is one of the world's major river systems in size, habitat and biotic diversity, and biotic productivity. The navigable Upper Mississippi River, extending 1,370 km (850 mi) from St. Anthony Falls (Minnesota) to the confluence with the Ohio River, has been impounded by 27 locks and dams to enhance commercial navigation. The reach between two consecutive locks and dams is termed a "pool." The upstream portions of many pools are similar to the unimpounded river, whereas the downstream reaches are similar to reservoirs.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Biota of the upper Mississippi River ecosystem |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | National Biological Service |
| Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
| Contributing office(s) | Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Monograph |
| Larger Work Title | Our living resources: A report to the nation on the distribution, abundance, and health of U.S. plants, animals, and ecosystems |
| First page | 236 |
| Last page | 239 |
| Country | United States |
| Other Geospatial | Upper Mississippi River |
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