WATER‐ORIENTED RECREATION IN THE DISTRICT OF MUSKOKA, ONTARIO<sup>1</sup>

Lakeshore development in Vilas County, northern Wisconsin (USA) is heterogeneous, ranging from lakes that are surrounded by homes and commercial establishments to lakes that have no buildings on their shorelines. Development in this recreational area has increased, and since the 1960s over half of new homes have been built on the lakeshore. We examined building density around lakes in relationship to 11 variables, including in-lake, shoreline, and social characteristics. Buildings in many parts of northern Wisconsin tend to be concentrated around shorelines; in Vilas County 61% of all medium-sized buildings (our proxy for residential development) on private land were < or =100 m of a lake. The probability of development on a lake was largely related to lake surface area, with larger, more accessible lakes showing a higher probability of development. Building density along shorelines varied with travel cost, lake surface area, presence of wetlands, and extent of public land ownership. Building density was greater on larger, more accessible lakes that were surrounded by forest (as opposed to wetlands) and public lands. Gaining a more precise understanding of human settlement patterns can help direct planning and resource protection efforts to lakes most likely to experience future development.

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Explaining Human Settlement Patterns in a Recreational Lake District: Vilas County, Wisconsin, USA

Schnaiberg

Riera

Turner

et al. 2002

Environmental Management

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Influence of Lake pH and Macrograzers on the Distribution and Abundance of Nuisance Metaphytic Algae in Ontario, Canada

Welbourn¹

1992

Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.

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Thirty-six softwater lakes in central Ontario were sampled during 1988 to determine the relationship between metaphytic Zygnematacean algae and lake pH and the degree of complementarity between the presence of metaphyton and that of crayfish and tadpoles. A stratified sequential sampling program was developed to quantitatively measure and to objectively categorize average metaphyton abundance for each lake. A significantly greater proportion of lakes below pH 6 were found to contain extensive accumulations of metaphyton compared with lakes above pH 6. Lake pH and alkalinity were significantly correlated with metaphyton abundance. Macro-grazer density did not significantly influence the presence or absence of metaphyton, but reduced metaphyton abundance in those lakes which, because of their low pH or shallow depth, were predisposed to its accumulation. Managerial implications regarding the stocking of crayfish or tadpoles to limit the nuisance proliferation of metaphyton, and the importance of predaceous fishes in structuring this interaction, are discussed.

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WATER‐ORIENTED RECREATION IN THE DISTRICT OF MUSKOKA, ONTARIO¹

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Explaining Human Settlement Patterns in a Recreational Lake District: Vilas County, Wisconsin, USA

Explaining Human Settlement Patterns in a Recreational Lake District: Vilas County, Wisconsin, USA

Influence of Lake pH and Macrograzers on the Distribution and Abundance of Nuisance Metaphytic Algae in Ontario, Canada

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WATER‐ORIENTED RECREATION IN THE DISTRICT OF MUSKOKA, ONTARIO1

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Explaining Human Settlement Patterns in a Recreational Lake District: Vilas County, Wisconsin, USA

Explaining Human Settlement Patterns in a Recreational Lake District: Vilas County, Wisconsin, USA

Influence of Lake pH and Macrograzers on the Distribution and Abundance of Nuisance Metaphytic Algae in Ontario, Canada

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WATER‐ORIENTED RECREATION IN THE DISTRICT OF MUSKOKA, ONTARIO¹