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xiii Acknowledgments We are greatly indebted to many people who helped this publication come to fruition. First and foremost, we would like to thank the authors of the chapters. Without their expertise, directive, and especially patience, this endeavor would not have been possible. Each chapter in this volume was externally peer reviewed by at least two individuals; the comments of the reviewers were carefully considered by both the authors and the editors. For the time and consideration these reviewers invested, we thank: Dave Andrews, Doug Austen, Megan Belore, Aaron Berger, James Bowlby, Chuck Bronte, W. Lindsay Chadderton, David Clapp, Andy Cook, John Dettmers, Jim Dexter, Jim Diana, Erin Dreelin, Gary Fahnenstiel, Marc Gaden, John Gannon, Chris Goddard, Courtney Griffin, Craig Herbert, John Hesse, Jim Johnson, Mike Jones, Myron Kebus, Brian Langseth, Brian Lantry, Steven LaPan, David Lodge, James Markham, Jim McKenna, Ed Mills, Lloyd Mohr, Andrew Muir, Derek Muir, Jared Myers, Thomas Nalepa, Tara O’Conner Shelley, Michael Pendleton, Tom Pratt, Jennifer Read, Anthony Ricciardi, Ed Roseman, Richard Santer, Greg Sass, Jeffery Schaefer, Kelsey Schlee, Phil Schneeberger, Don Schreiner, GeraldSmith,RoyStein,DonStewart,Jason Stockwell,DavidThomas,MikeThomas, Morris Thomas, Anett Trebitz, Iyob Tsehaye, Henry Vanderploeg, Chris Weeks, Gary Whelan, Chip Weseloh, Greg Wright, and Jim Zorn. We particularly commend the reviewers who generously agreed to review multiple chapters and/or agreed to review when they had also committed themselves to authoring another chapter. In addition, we thank the many professionals who have interacted with us over our careers to help us better understand the Great Lakes ecosystem and its fisheries. These include not only the authors and reviewers of this volume, but also the many people with the state, provincial, tribal, and federal resource management agencies, universities, and binational commissions who have dedicated their time and energy to making the Great Lakes a sustainable resource for current and future generations to enjoy. Their outstanding professionalism and contributions to bettering the Great Lakes and their fisheries are celebrated throughout the chapters of this book. Given the skill and dedication level of these professionals, we believe the future of Great Lakes fish and fisheries will be bright. We would also like to express our deepest gratitude to Julie L. Loehr, Annette Tanner, and Kristine Blakeslee of Michigan State University Press, who have compassionately assisted our every whim and ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiv concern with this publication. Their dedication to the project made this book the best it could possibly be. Special thanks additionally to Dawn Martin for undertaking the monumental task of indexing. The publication of this book was also supported by the generosity of the Canadian Studies Center at Michigan State University (MSU), Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability at MSU, and the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at MSU. Finally, families, friends, and colleagues were particularly important to us as we attempted to produce a book of such magnitude. We thank them for providing the needed intellectual and emotional support required to accomplish such an undertaking. Specifically, we would like to acknowledge the Taylor Lab, the Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, the MIRTH Lab, Evelyn Taylor, and the two Taylor dogs: Maggie and Teddy. ...

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