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Nelson Darby |
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For love of lakes [[electronic resource] /] / Darby Nelson |
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East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (269 p.) |
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Collana |
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The Dave Dempsey environmental series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Lakes - United States |
Lake ecology - United States |
Water - Pollution - United States |
Human ecology - United States |
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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. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Landscapes; Lake Magic; Limnos I-Walden Pond, Massachusetts; Deep Heart's Core; August Epiphany; Agassiz's Gift; On Seeing; Hastening Slowly; Lakescapes; Edges; Lady Daphnia's World; Limnos II-Fox Lake, Illinois; Discovering Eden; Lake Agassiz's Child; Seeking Hard Bottom; Mindscapes; Blue-Green Nemesis; Limnos III-Lake Mendota, Wisconsin; Diamond's Dot; Limnos IV-Cedar Bog Lake, Minnesota; Thinking Like a Tullibee; Riding the West Wind; Futurescapes; Shield Lakes Icon; The Future in a Raindrop; Limnos V-Mirror Lake, New Hampshire; Lake of Dreams |
Henry's MirrorLakescapes of the Mind; Darkhouse; Selected Bibliography |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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America has more than 130,000 lakes of significant size. Ninety percent of all Americans live within fifty miles of a lake, and our 1.8 billion trips to watery places make them our top vacation choice. Yet despite this striking popularity, more than 45 percent of surveyed lakes and 80 percent of urban lakes do not meet water quality standards. For Love of Lakes weaves a delightful tapestry of history, science, emotion, and poetry for all who love lakes or enjoy nature writing. For Love of Lakes is an affectionate account documenting our species' long relationship with lakes-their glacial or |
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