Where land meets water
Subtitle: understanding wetlands of the Great Lakes.
Contributors: Canadian Wildlife Service.
Publisher: Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Downsview, ON
Language: eng
Number of pages: 72
Subjects: Wetlands -- Great Lakes Region (North America); Wetland conservation -- Great Lakes Region (North America); Wetland ecology -- Great Lakes Region (North America); Wetland restoration -- Great Lakes Region (North America); Zones humides -- Grands Lacs, Région des.; Zones humides -- Conservation -- Grands Lacs, Région des.; Écologie des zones humides -- Grands Lacs, Région des.; Zones humides -- Réhabilitation -- Grands Lacs, Région des.
Description: This publication summarizes the current state of knowledge about Great Lakes coastal wetlands based on the information presented at the Millennium Wetland Event symposium. Information on wetland development and classification, summaries of wetland vegetation communities, and details of the fish and wildlife species that use Great Lakes coastal wetlands as habitat are all found within the following pages. Wetland conservation initiatives and some of the challenges of performing wetland science in such a large and diverse environnment are also highlighted.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 72).
Distributed by the Government of Canada Depository Services Program.
Cover title.
Issued also in French under title: À la jonction de la terre et de l'eau.