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Autore |
Alexander Jeff <1962-> |
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Titolo |
Pandora's locks [[electronic resource] ] : the opening of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway / / Jeff Alexander |
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East Lansing, Mich., : Michigan State University Press, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-62895-103-6 |
1-60917-197-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (466 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Biological invasions - Great Lakes (North America) |
Nonindigenous aquatic pests - Great Lakes (North America) |
Discharge of ballast water - Environmental aspects - Saint Lawrence Seaway |
Discharge of ballast water - Government policy - North America |
Nonindigenous aquatic pests - Control - Great Lakes (North America) |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; TIMELINE; PROLOGUE; 01/ DOMINION; 01/ CONQUERING NATURE; 02/ VAMPIRES OF THE DEEP; 03/ SALT IN THE WOUND; 04/ ALE WIFE INVASION; 05/ A KING IS BORN; 02/ PLAGUE; 06/ FATAL ERROR; 07/ DANGEROUS CARGO; 08/ THE RECKONING; 09/ RUFFE SEAS; 10/ SMOKE AND MIRRORS; 11/ MELTDOWN; 03/ THE DREISSENA EFFECT; 12/ SOMETHING AMUCK; 13/ BLUE, GREEN,AND DEADLY; 14/ A CRUEL HOAX; 15/ CASPIAN SEA DIET; 16/ WHITEFISH AND GREEN SLIME; 17/ PARADOX; 18/ FEAR THIS; 04/ BETRAYAL; 19/ DIRTY SECRETS; 20/ WHO'S IN CHARGE?; 21/ MISSION IMPOSSIBLE; 22/ SEAWAY HERETICS; 23/ WESTWARD HO! |
24/ SAVING PARADISE EPILOGUE; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The St. Lawrence Seaway was considered one of the world''s greatest engineering achievements when it opened in 1959. The 1 billion project-a series of locks, canals, and dams that tamed the ferocious St. Lawrence River-opened the Great Lakes to the global shipping industry. Linking ports on lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario to |
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