LEADER 03976nam 2200589 a 4500001 99125359506906421 005 20240516103248.0 006 m o d | 007 cr -n--------- 008 951005s1996 iaua ob 001 0 eng d 010 |z95043617 020 1-58729-129-0 035 (CKB)111004365706746 035 (EBL)836725 035 (OCoLC)44963369 035 (SSID)ssj0000214292 035 (PQKBManifestationID)11186547 035 (PQKBTitleCode)TC0000214292 035 (PQKBWorkID)10156323 035 (PQKB)11423984 035 (MiAaPQ)EBC836725 035 (MdBmJHUP)muse2971 035 (Au-PeEL)EBL836725 035 (CaPaEBR)ebr10579437 035 (EXLCZ)99111004365706746 040 MiAaPQ |cMiAaPQ |dMiAaPQ 041 eng 043 n-us-ia 050 4 QH105.I8 |bL35 1996 082 04 574.5/26325/09777123 |220 100 1 Lannoo, Michael J. 245 10 Okoboji wetlands : |ba lesson in natural history / |cby Michael J. Lannoo ; with drawings by Danette Pratt and photographs by Carl Kurtz. 250 1st ed. 260 Iowa City : |bUniversity of Iowa Press, |c1996. 300 1 online resource (191 p.) 336 text |btxt 337 computer |bc 338 online resource |bcr 490 1 Bur oak original 500 Description based upon print version of record. 505 0 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 505 8 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 505 8 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 520 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. 546 English 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 650 0 Wetland ecology |zIowa |zOkoboji Lakes Region. 650 0 Natural history |zIowa |zOkoboji Lakes Region. 650 0 Wetland management |zIowa |zOkoboji Lakes Region. 651 0 Okoboji Lakes Region (Iowa) |xHistory. 776 |z0-87745-533-3 830 0 Bur oak original. 906 BOOK