Okoboji wetlands : a lesson in natural history / by Michael J. Lannoo ; with drawings by Danette Pratt and photographs by Carl Kurtz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lannoo, Michael J.

Series:

Bur oak original.

Bur oak original

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wetland ecology--Iowa--Okoboji Lakes Region.

Wetland ecology.

Natural history--Iowa--Okoboji Lakes Region.

Natural history.

Wetland management--Iowa--Okoboji Lakes Region.

Wetland management.

Okoboji Lakes Region (Iowa)--History.

Okoboji Lakes Region (Iowa).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. An Introduction to Wetlands; 2. Origins; Settlement; The Glacial Story of the Lake Okoboji Region; The Okoboji Lakeside Laboratory; 3. 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; 4. 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

5. Okoboji's Wetland FaunaBlackbirds; Aquatic Insects of Okoboji; Amber Land Snails; The Clams of the Okoboji Lakes; Why Study Pond Crayfish?; Why Study Pond Snails?; Amphibians of Okoboji; Okoboji's Historical Amphibian Fauna; Tiger Salamanders; American Toads; Great Plains Toads; Chorus Frogs; Gray Treefrogs; Cricket Frogs; Leopard Frogs; Bullfrogs; Mudpuppies; Missing Pieces 2; The Iowa Lakeside Laboratory as a Student Sees It; 6. Wildlife Management or Resource Exploitation?; Wetland Importance; Wetlands and Lakes as Distinct Ecosystems; Mosquitoes; Conservation; Frogging in Iowa 1; Frogs

Frogging in Iowa 2Amphibian Decreases and the Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force; Preservation; Raising Game Fish 1; Raising Game Fish 2; A Missing Zooplankter; Top Predators; Rotenone and Aquazine: State-Applied Aquatic Toxins; Silent Spring Choruses; National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permits; Bullfrog Introductions; Pollution; Muskies; The Refugia Hypothesis; Garlock Slough: A Case Study; 7. A New Perspective: A Wetland Ethic; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-58729-129-0

OCLC:

44963369