Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Summary
"A cooperative effort of the University of Wisconsin and the Department of Natural Resources ; sponsored by the Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission."
Excessive eutrophication of lakes is a serious international problem. There has been a great need for a comprehensive information source usable in developing future rehabilitation/protection programs. This state-of-the-art review represents an attempt to delineate the accomplishments of lake restoration-related activities worldwide. Information was acquired through an extensive mail survey (about 8,000 entries), cooperation of several international journals/newsletters, and a systematic literature search including foreign as well as domestic materials. The contents of this report consist of five major divisions: 1) identification, description and present utility of the various techniques, 2) compilation and description of individual past and/or ongoing restoration experiences (almost 600 accounts), 3) project methodology, 4) name and address of people providing pertinent information (over 300 respondents), and 5) literature references (more than 800 documents).