Saint Clair River and Lake Saint Clair, Michigan: an ecological profile

Technical Report · Thu Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6926086

Edsall, T A; Manny, B A; Raphael, C N

The St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair form a part of the connecting-channel system between Lake Huron and Lake Erie. The report synthesizes existing information on the ecological structure and function of the 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.

• Research Organization: Fish and Wildlife Service, Ann Arbor, MI (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6926086
• Report Number(s): PB-88-224548/XAB; BIOLOGICAL-85(7.3)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ANIMALS
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
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BASELINE ECOLOGY
BIRDS
ECOLOGY
ECOSYSTEMS
FEDERAL REGION V
FISHES
HYDROLOGY
INVERTEBRATES
MANAGEMENT
MICHIGAN
NORTH AMERICA
NUTRIENTS
POLLUTION
REPTILES
RIVERS
SAINT CLAIR RIVER
STREAMS
SURFACE WATERS
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VERTEBRATES
WATER POLLUTION
WETLANDS