Great Lakes basin water availability and use: a study of the National Assessment of Water Availability and Use Program

Social vulnerability refers to how social positions affect the ability to access resources during a disaster or disturbance, but there is limited empirical examination of its spatial patterns in the Great Lakes Basin (GLB) region of North America. In this study, we map four themes of social vulnerability for the GLB by using the Center for Disease Control’s Social Vulnerability Index (CDC SVI) for every county in the basin and compare mean scores for each sub-basin to assess inter-basin differences. Additionally, we map LISA results to identify clusters of high and low social vulnerability along with the outliers across the region. Results show the spatial patterns depend on the social vulnerability theme selected, with some overlapping clusters of high vulnerability existing in Northern and Central Michigan, and clusters of low vulnerability in Eastern Wisconsin along with outliers across the basins. Differences in these patterns also indicate the existence of an urban–rural dimension to the variance in social vulnerabilities measured in this study. Understanding regional patterns of social vulnerability help identify the most vulnerable people, and this paper presents a framework for policymakers and researchers to address the unique social vulnerabilities across heterogeneous regions.

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A matrix population model to aid agency response to grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) in the Great Lakes Basin - Lake Erie

Journal of Great Lakes Research ◽

10.1016/j.jglr.2020.06.022 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Mark R. DuFour ◽

Kelly F. Robinson ◽

Michael L. Jones ◽

Seth J. Herbst

Keyword(s):

Great Lakes ◽

Grass Carp ◽

Population Model ◽

Lake Erie ◽

Ctenopharyngodon Idella ◽

Matrix Population Model ◽

Great Lakes Basin ◽

Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon Idella

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A simulation-based evaluation of management actions to reduce the risk of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) to walleye in the Great Lakes Basin

The Science of The Total Environment ◽

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144326 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 144326

Author(s):

Maxime Vaugeois ◽

Paul A. Venturelli ◽

Stephanie L. Hummel ◽

Valery E. Forbes

Keyword(s):

Great Lakes ◽

Contaminants Of Emerging Concern ◽

Great Lakes Basin ◽

Management Actions ◽

Simulation Based

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Establishment of Regional Phytoremediation Buffer Systems for Ecological Restoration in the Great Lakes Basin, USA. I. Genotype × Environment Interactions

Forests ◽

10.3390/f12040430 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 430 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ronald S. Zalesny ◽

Andrej Pilipović ◽

Elizabeth R. Rogers ◽

Joel G. Burken ◽

Richard A. Hallett ◽

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Keyword(s):

Great Lakes ◽

Best Management Practices ◽

Management Practices ◽

Recurrent Selection ◽

Lake Michigan ◽

Great Lakes Basin ◽

Annual Increment ◽

Climate Conditions ◽

The North ◽

Local Soil

Poplar remediation systems are ideal for reducing runoff, cleaning groundwater, and delivering ecosystem services to the North American Great Lakes and globally. We used phyto-recurrent selection (PRS) to establish sixteen phytoremediation buffer systems (phyto buffers) (buffer groups: 2017 × 6; 2018 × 5; 2019 × 5) throughout the Lake Superior and Lake Michigan watersheds comprised of twelve PRS-selected clones each year. We tested for differences in genotypes, environments, and their interactions for health, height, diameter, and volume from ages one to four years. All trees had optimal health. Mean first-, second-, and third-year volume ranged from 71 ± 26 to 132 ± 39 cm3; 1440 ± 575 to 5765 ± 1132 cm3; and 8826 ± 2646 to 10,530 ± 2110 cm3, respectively. Fourth-year mean annual increment of 2017 buffer group trees ranged from 1.1 ± 0.7 to 7.8 ± 0.5 Mg ha−1 yr−1. We identified generalist varieties with superior establishment across a broad range of buffers (‘DM114’, ‘NC14106’, ‘99038022’, ‘99059016’) and specialist clones uniquely adapted to local soil and climate conditions (‘7300502’, ‘DN5’, ‘DN34’, ‘DN177’, ‘NM2’, ‘NM5’, ‘NM6’). Using generalists and specialists enhances the potential for phytoremediation best management practices that are geographically robust, being regionally designed yet globally relevant.

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