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State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference

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SOLEC 2008

The State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference 2008 was held October 22–23, 2008, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Emphasis was on “The Nearshore.” In 1996, SOLEC focused on the nearshore lands and waters of the Great Lakes where biological productivity is greatest and where humans have maximum impact. In 2008, the conference concentrated on what has changed with respect to the nearshore environments since 1996.

The conference attracted over 300 attendees in Niagara Falls and several hundred online viewers who accessed a live video webcast.

Conference slides, speaker's notes and video are available for each plenary presentation. Playing the Video together with the Slides or Notes allows a more complete experience.

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State of the Great Lakes

Condition of Great Lakes contamination, biotic communities, invasive species, coastal zones, aquatic habitats, human health, land use-land cover, resource utilization, and climate change based on indicators in the Great Lakes suite.

Contaminants, Biotic Communities, and Invasive Species
Amy DeWeerd, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Slides (3,838 Kb pdf, 41 pages)
Notes (1,302 Kb pdf, 41 pages)
Video

Coastal Zones and Aquatic Habitats
Gail Hesse, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

Slides (1,778 Kb pdf, 27 pages)
Notes (1,511 Kb pdf, 27 pages)
Video

Human Health, Land Use, Resource Utilization and Climate Change
Mary Thornburn, Ontario Ministry of the Environment

Slides (2,068 Kb pdf, 29 pages)
Notes (1,486 Kb pdf, 29 pages)
Video

Impacts of Changing Land Use on Coastal Margin and Nearshore Zones of the Great Lakes
Scudder D. Mackey, Ph.D., University of Windsor / Habitat Solutions, NA

Slides (1,321 Kb pdf, 11 pages)
Notes (169 Kb pdf, 11 pages)
Video

Nearshore Terrestrial Ecosystems
Dan Kraus, The Nature Conservancy Canada

Slides (1,553 Kb pdf, 26 pages)
Notes (1,052 Kb pdf, 26 pages)
Video

Coastal Wetlands
George Finney, Bird Studies Canada

Slides (1,820 Kb pdf, 21 pages)
Notes (922 Kb pdf, 21 pages)
Video

Nearshore Waters
Murray Charlton

Slides (912 Kb pdf, 28 pages)
Notes (750 Kb pdf, 28 pages)
Video

The Lakes and Connecting Channels

Each of the Great Lakes and the connecting channels are unique. Each presentation gave an overview of the ecosystem conditions of the waterbody and focussed on one nearshore issue.

Lake Superior
Roger Eberhardt, Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality