Gorrie, Peter,

Alien Species Invasion Threatens Great Lakes. Peter Gorrie. - Toronto Star, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 58, Environment, 1522-3205; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Alien Species Invasion Threatens Great Lakes, July 5, 2003; pp. F1+.

"About a year ago [2002], Jeff Robinson spotted the first dead loon. It lay crumpled on the shore of Lake Erie, near Long Point, its body contorted by botulism, a paralyzing poison. By the end of last fall, researchers and bird lovers had picked up thousands more in the same condition." (TORONTO STAR) This article reveals that the health of the Great Lakes is in jeopardy due to "pollution, over-fishing, thoughtless development and the arrival of foreign species."

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Biological invasions
Canada and the U.S.
Carp
Discharge of ballast water
Ecological risk assessment
Exotic fishes
Lake ecology
Nonindigenous pests
Shipping--Environmental aspects
Water pollution
Zebra mussel


Great Lakes
Great Lakes Region

AC1.S5

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