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title	:	Okoboji Wetlands : A Lesson in Natural History Bur Oak Original
author	:	Lannoo, Michael J.
publisher	:	University of Iowa Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0877455333
print isbn13	:	9780877455332
ebook isbn13	:	9781587291296
language	:	English
subject	Wetland ecology--Iowa--Okoboji Lakes Region, Natural history--Iowa--Okoboji Lakes Region, Wetland management--Iowa--Okoboji Lakes Region, Okoboji Lakes Region (Iowa)--History.
publication date	:	1996
lcc	:	QH105.I8L35 1996eb
ddc	:	574.5/26325/09777123
subject	:	Wetland ecology--Iowa--Okoboji Lakes Region, Natural history--Iowa--Okoboji Lakes Region, Wetland management--Iowa--Okoboji Lakes Region, Okoboji Lakes Region (Iowa)--History.

Page i Okoboji Wetlands

Page ii Okoboji Wetlands A Lesson in Natural History by Michael J. Lannoo with drawings by Danette Pratt and photographs by Carl Kurtz A BUR OAK ORIGINAL UNIVERSITY OF IOWA PRESS IOWA CITY

Page iv University of Iowa Press, Iowa City 52242 Copyright 1996 by the University of Iowa Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Design by Karen Copp No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, without permission in writing from the publisher. Printed on acid-free paper "Frogging in Iowa 1" and "Frogging in Iowa 2" by William Barrett were originally published as "Frogging in Iowa" in the Annals of Iowa 37 (1964):362365. Copyright 1964 by the State Historical Society of Iowa. Reprinted by permission of the publisher. Jacket/cover: A sora, common but rarely seen, skitters across an Iowa wetland. Photo by Carl Kurtz. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lannoo, Michael J. Okoboji wetlands: a lesson in natural history / by Michael J. Lannoo with drawings by Danette Pratt and photo graphs by Carl Kurtz. p. cm.(A Bur Oak original) Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-87745-532-5 (cloth), ISBN 0-87745-533-3 (paper) 1. Wetland ecologyIowaOkoboji Lakes Region. 2. Natural history IowaOkoboji Lakes Region. 3. WetlandsIowaOkoboji Lakes RegionManagement. 4. Okoboji Lakes Region (Iowa)History. I. Title. II. Series. QH105.18L35 1996 574.5'26325'0977123dc20 95-43617 CIP 01 00 99 98 97 96 C 5 4 3 2 1 01 00 99 98 97 96 P 5 4 3 2 1

Page v This book is dedicated to the men and women of the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory. "We sat on a crate of oranges and thought what good [people] most biologists are." JOHN STEINBECK, The Log from the Sea of Cortez Proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to support the student scholarship program at the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.

Page vii Contents Acknowledgments xi Preface 1 1. An Introduction to Wetlands 7 2. Origins 19 Settlement 20 The Glacial Story of the Lake Okoboji Region 21 The Okoboji Lakeside Laboratory 24 3. Ecosystems 31 Runoff on Cayler Prairie 32 Wetland Vegetation 33 The Aquatic Gardens of Okoboji 34 Report on Nuisance Condition, Upper Gar Lake

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