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Water ManagementChapter 16 http://www.life.uiuc.edu/animalbiology/105/ Name: eee105 Password: prAIRie
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Human effects on the hydrological cycle Increased evaporation cooling
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Human effects on the hydrological cycle Increased evaporation cooling irrigation
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Human effects on the hydrological cycle Increased evaporation Increased runoff deforestation
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Human effects on the hydrological cycle Increased evaporation Increased runoff deforestation pavement
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Human effects on the hydrological cycle Increased evaporation Increased runoff deforestation pavement sewers
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Human effects on the hydrological cycle Increased evaporation Increased runoff Water usage
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domestic industry agriculture How water is used
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Water usage Agricultural Water Use Irrigation is the major consumptive use of water in most parts of world Cost of water is a limiting factor on agriculture
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Water usage Industrial Water Use, and 23% worldwide, and is returned to the source. Accounts for nearly 50% of all water withdrawal in US 90% of water used by industry is for cooling
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Water usage Industrial Water Use, and 23% worldwide, and is returned to the source. Accounts for nearly 50% of all water withdrawal in US 90% of water used by industry is for cooling Water used to dissipate and transport waste -- stream and lake degradation
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Water usage
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Domestic Water Use 70% used as solvent to carry wastes 30% used for lawn and garden very small fraction used for drinking must be treated before release Natural processes cannot cope with highly concentrated urban wastes Average person in NA home uses approximately 100 gallons of water per day
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Ecology of freshwaters Lakes, rivers, and streams Limnology Lakes are born by catastrophe age, and quietly die
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Origins of Lakes Kettle lakes
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glacier Origins of Lakes
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Kettle lakes glacier Origins of Lakes
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Kettle lakes glacier Origins of Lakes
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Kettle lakes glacier Origins of Lakes
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Glacial scouring Origins of Lakes
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Tectonic origins Origins of Lakes
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Tectonic origins Origins of Lakes e.g. Lake Baikal
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Tectonic origins Origins of Lakes e.g. Lake Baikal
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Volcanic origins 4,000 feet deep Crater Lake, OR Origins of Lakes
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Reelfoot Lake, TN Origins of Lakes Earthquake
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New Madrid quakes Origins of Lakes Reelfoot Lake, TN
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siltation detritus sedimentation emergent vegetation wetland Aging of Lakes
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Limnology Extinct lakes Lake Agassiz
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