Great Lakes Ecosystems

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Before I moved to Illinois, I had never thought very much about the Great Lakes. However, after I was in the Midwest for a while, I found myself spending more and more time reading about these lakes and their fascinating history and ecology. I am especially interested in the issue of how the accidental introduction of non-native species such as European mysid shrimp, zebra mussels, sea lampreys, and the round goby changed the dynamics of the ecology of the Lakes. The North American Great Lakes constitute a freshwater ecosystem on a scale unmatched anywhere in the world, and if you explore some of the links provided below you may develop the same appreciation for the Lakes as I have.
- Frank McAndrew, Professor of Psychology & Environmental Studies, Knox College

Center for Great Lakes Environmental Education

2002 Conference on Invasive Aquatic Species

The Great Lakes

Great Lakes Ecopages (USEPA)

Great Lakes Issues

References & Reading List on Invasive Aquatic Species

On the Shrinking of the Great Lakes

Wildlife of the Great Lakes Region