...This chapter explores how the isolated plant communities of two archipelagos in the Great Lakes are changing. Both the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior and the Grand Traverse Islands in Lake Michigan have undergone great changes over the past 150 years, and both face similar threats (primarily from...

...Invasion of sea lamprey and commercial fisheries combined historically to cause collapse of many native fish populations in the Great Lakes. Due to subsequent control of sea lamprey, many native fish populations are restored and are now more abundant in Lake Superior than at any recorded time...

...This chapter focuses on major changes in the food web dynamics of Lakes Superior and Michigan that arose due to fisheries management programs and nonnative species invasions. It emphasizes both native and nonnative species representing three trophic levels: (i) top predators in the food web (sea...