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State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference PDF Index
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Bertram, P., C. Forst, and P. Horvatin. 2005.
Developing indicators of ecosystem health
(PDF) (15pp., 646 KB).
In T. Edsall
Bertram, P., N. Stadler-Salt, P. Horvatin, and H.
Shear. 2003.
Bi-national assessment of the
Bertram, P., H. Shear, N. Stadler-Salt, and P.
Horvatin. 1999.
Environmental and socioeconomic indicators of
Fisher, W., L. Jackson, G. Suter, and P. Bertram.
2001.
Indicators for human and ecological risk assessment:
A
Shear,
H., P. Bertram, C. Forst, and P. Horvatin. 2005.
Development and application of ecosystem health
indicators in the North American
Shear,
H., N. Stadler-Salt, P. Bertram, and P. Horvatin.
2003.
The
development and implementation of indicators of
ecosystem health in the
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 88: 119-152.
(398kb)
Overview Sheet
2005 State of the Great Lakes: Overview (PDF) (2pp., 153 KB)
Ecological Health Indicator Summary Sheets
- What is the state of Great Lakes coastal wetlands? (PDF) (2 pp., 342 KB)
- What is the state of Great Lakes forests? (PDF) (2pp., 458 KB)
- What is the state of the Great Lakes food web? (PDF) (2pp., 210 KB)
- Why are non-native aquatic species a problem in the Great Lakes and how are they getting here? (PDF) (2pp., 293 KB)
- What is the state of Great Lakes amphibians? (PDF) (2pp., 445 KB)
- What is the state of Great Lakes alvars and cobble beaches? (PDF) (2pp., 389 KB)
- What is the state of Great Lakes top predator fish ? (PDF) (2pp., 389 KB)
- What is the state of Great Lakes birds? (PDF) (2pp., 281 KB)
Human Health Indicator Summary Sheets
- Can we swim at the beach? (IISG-05-010) (PDF) (2pp., 347 KB)
- Can we drink the water? (IISG-05-09) (PDF) (2pp., 266 KB)
- Can we eat the fish? (IISG-05-08 0 (PDF) (2pp., 223 KB)
- Are we making progress to improve air quality? (IISG-05-11) (PDF) (2pp., 1.5 MB)
Lake Indicator Summary Sheets
- What are the current stressors impacting Lake Superior? (PDF) (2pp., 741 KB)
- What are the current pressures impacting the St. Clair-Detroit River ecosystem? (PDF) (2pp., 618 KB)
- What are the current pressures impacting Lake Erie? (PDF) (2pp., 487 KB)
- What are the current pressures impacting Lake Michigan? (PDF) (2pp., 367 KB)
- What are the current pressures impacting Lake Ontario? (PDF) (2pp., 439 KB)
- What are the current pressures impacting the St. Lawrence River? (PDF) (2pp., 350 KB)
- What are the current pressures impacting Lake Huron? (PDF) (2pp., 429 KB)
2003
- State of the Great Lakes 2003: Current Conditions (PDF) (2pp., 312 KB)
- Drinking Water Quality (PDF) (2pp., 718 KB)
- Water Use (PDF) (2pp., 2 MB)
- Fish Tissue (PDF) (2pp., 1.2 MB)
- Atmospheric Deposition (PDF) (2pp., 309 KB)
- Offshore Water Quality (PDF) (2pp., 2 MB)
- Sediment Quality (PDF) (2pp., 840 KB)
- E.coli and Fecal Coliform Levels(PDF) (2pp., 4.2 MB)
Day One
- Contaminants Biotic Communities Invasive Species (PDF) (32 pp., 3.4 MB)
- Coastal Zones Aquatic Habitats (PDF) (32 pp., 3.5MB)
- Resource Utilization Climate Change Land Use - Land Cover Human Health (PDF) (37 pp., 3.4 MB)
- Responses to Achieve Desired Conditions and Endpoint (PDF) (51 pp., 7.1 MB)
- St. Clair - Detroit River (PDF) (11 pp., 7.3 MB)
- Multi-level Responses to Achieve Desired Endpoints Within the St. Lawrence River (PDF) (9 pp., 1.7 MB)
Day Two
- Naturally Occurring Chemicals: Nutrients (PDF) (36 pp., 1.6 MB)
- Naturally Occurring Chemicals: Monitoring and Modelling (PDF) (17 pp., 326 KB)
- Anthropogenic Chemicals: Potential and New PBTs in the Great Lakes (PDF) (20 pp., 500 KB)
- Temporal and Spatial Trends of "Legacy" Pollutants in and near the Great Lakes (PDF) (20 pp., 500 KB)
- Naturally Produced Noxious Chemicals and Toxins in the Great Lakes (PDF) (19 pp., 2.8 MB)