{"product_id":"upper-mississippi-river-system-kyna-powers-9781288673926","title":"Upper Mississippi River System: Proposals to Restore an Inland Waterway's Ecosystem","description":"Recent proposals to expand the Upper Mississippi River Illinois Waterway (UMR-IWW) ? a major transportation route for products moving to and from Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin ? have met with significant controversy. Some of this controversy centers on the cumulative environmental effects of the current navigation system and the proposed expansion. The Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS) ? which includes the navigation channel and surrounding floodplain ? supports an unusually large number of species for a temperate river. The UMR-IWW navigation system alters UMRS habitat and contributes to a decline in the abundance of some species. For example, locks, dams, and other channel structures inhibit the movement of fish between and within river segments; fill side channels, backwaters, and wetlands with sediment; and suppress plant growth by reducing water clarity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kyna Powers,Nicole T. Carter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1288673922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781288673926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bibliogov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.05d","brand":"Kyna Powers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47611362672895,"sku":"9781288673926","price":14.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1aa6f20a-c5e3-427c-a901-6c302a73c7fc.jpg?v=1764513402","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/upper-mississippi-river-system-kyna-powers-9781288673926","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}