Westby, Tim.

The Great Salt Lake Mystery. / Tim Westby. - Westby/Tim, 2002. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Article 9. Science, 1522-3264; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Originally Published: The Great Salt Lake Mystery, April 29, 2002; pp. 1+.

"When the lake hasn't been ignored, it's been abused. Agricultural and government agencies have dammed and sucked water from the three main rivers feeding the lake. Suburbs and industry have crept to the edge of the lake's wetland fringe, spilling millions of pounds of pollutants into the water every year." (HIGH COUNTRY NEWS) This article examines deterioration of the Great Salt Lake ecosystem, discusses the wildlife which depend on the lake and explains what is being done to balance nature with the increasing population in the area.

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Aquatic animals.
Biotic communities.
Ecosystem management.
Nature--Effect of human beings on.
Salt lakes.
Shrimps.
Water birds.
Water use.
Watershed management.


Great Salt Lake (Utah)

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