Transcript Great lake of Michigan

Great lake of Michigan
By: Christopher Edwards
Great Lake of Michigan
• Lake Michigan is the only one of the five Great Lakes
that is entirely sheltered by the United States. The
third largest Great Lake has a water surface area of
22,300 square miles, and it contains numerous
islands. Michigan's western Great Lakes region
benefits from the "lake effect" caused by the large
body of its namesake water, which creates a
favorable environment for growing a wealth of
agricultural products.
• Lake Michigan can be located 44°N 87°W
• You can find great lakes all over the world.
Lakes make up of 95% of freshwater. In US
alone there are 26 great lakes.
What makes a Great Lake
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Great Plants of Great Lake
Michigan
Baby’s-Breath
Dwarf lake iris
Eurasian water milfoil
Lake Huron tansy
Zooplankton
Adaptation and Symbiosis
• Various species of aquatic plants and algae have adapted to exist in
the wider parts of rivers and streams where the water is clear
enough to allow sunlight to enter. Examples of adaptations of these
plants are wetlands contain standing water and plant species that
have adapted to this very moist and humid environment include
pond lilies, cattails, sedges. Aquatic plants must be flexible to
withstand the pressures of moving water. Some plants have leaves
that float atop the water, exposing themselves to the sunlight.
• An example of plant symbiosis is when zooplankton dies it gives the
fish in the lake something to feed on this symbiotic relationship is
called mutualism.
Great Animals of Great Lake
Michigan
Chinook Salmon
Trout
Common Carp
Eurasian Ruffe
Gizzard Shad
Lake Herring
Human Impact
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Problem: As time progress more and more humans are moving closer to the
great lakes, which is causing misuse of the great lakes such as pollution,
littering, and use of unsafe chemicals which is causing the animals near the
lake to evacuate to another part of the lake. But what will happen when the
animals have no else to go?
Solution: The solution to this problem is common things we need to do
everyday; throw your trash away, be respectful to the lakes and etc.
• Problem: The shipping and hydroelectric-power industries favor
higher water levels which is causing higher water levels which cause
erosion, is the action of exogamic processes which remove soil and
rock from one location on the Earth's crust, then transport it to
another location where it is deposited.
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Solution: No known solution for this problem… yet, biologist is still currently
working this.
Adaptations and symbiosis
• Many of the fish that live in the Lake Michigan have many of the
same adaptations. Most of the fish live in the limnetic zone which is
the area where there is the most sunlight and near the surface.
Many of these fish had to adapt to the higher oxygen level, cooler
and clearer water this lake provides. Examples of adaptations these
fish have is; Large eyes to feed by sight; Oval shape bodies for open
water to swim easier and they have smaller scales to catch fast
moving prey.
• An example of symbiosis in lake Michigan is the sea lamprey
attaches to a trout and sucks the blood out of the trout until it dies.
This is a Parasitism relationship.
Species spotlight:
Zebra Mussel
• A zebra mussel is an example of an invasive species. You will find
this species near the littoral zone of the lake which is near the
shore. The reason why this animal is an invasive species because
Zebra mussels can cause problems for lakeshore residents and
recreationists. Homeowners that take lake water to water lawns can
have their intakes clogged. Mussels may attach to motors and
possibly clog cooling water areas. If a lake has high numbers of
mussels over large areas, this filter feeding could impact the food
chain, reducing food for larval fish What we are doing to control this
problem is nothing yet has been set on what exactly to do with this
issue because biologist say removing the zebra mussel will cause a
positive and negative effect on the animals in the lake, so as of right
now we are finding a solution.
Species Spotlight:
Piping Plover
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This bird is an example of an endangered species. Endangered species
are animals and plants that are in danger of becoming extinct.
• Why are these birds endangered?
Many of the coastal beaches traditionally used by piping plovers for nesting
have been lost to commercial, residential, and recreational developments.
• What are we doing to protect these species?
Controlling human access to nesting areas, nest monitoring and protection,
limiting residential and industrial development, and properly managing water
flow.
Citations
• Carson, R. (1999, April 11). Great Lakes.
Retrieved April 11, 1999.
• Williams, L. (2001). Our Lakes (1st ed.,
Vol. 1, p. 85). New York: The other 46
• Brown, C. (2012). Our great biomes (1st
ed., Vol. 1, p. 252). Los Angeles