Introduction: A gathering of waters -- I. Headwaters. As good as it gets : bird diversity on the north shore ; Harvesting the forest's bounty : wildcrafting ; Be it ever so humble : no home like that of a pitcher plant ; Healing a watershed for coaster brook trout -- II. Highlands. The case of the missing duff : earthworm invasions ; The secret life of salamanders ; Stranger than fiction : plant galls and their makers ; Black bears and the Tettegouche oaks ; The nose knows : star-nosed moles and a life down under -- III. Nearshore. North shore places : what's in a name? ; Where has all the sewage gone? : development and water quality ; Hay pickers and grass gatherers : botanical exploration along the lakeshore ; Between a rock and a lake : life on the cliff edge ; The leading edge : north shore bird migration -- IV. Lake Superior. Mapping Lake Superior : the early years ; Searching high and low : the science of Lake Superior exploration ; Amphipods and diatoms : the big lake's bread and butter ; How much water is enough? : the plumbing of Lake Superior ; The missing link : the Lake Superior and Mississippi River canal ; The rise and fall of seiches -- V. Islands. The chorus frogs of Isle Royale ; The long view : moose and wolves on Isle Royale ; Nature or nuisance? : gulls in the Great Lakes ; A mansion of many rooms : the return of lake trout to Superior -- Epilogue: The wild card of climate change.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.