Illinois is an important stopover for waterfowl during migration through the Mississippi Flyway. Waterfowl stop to rest and refuel in floodplain wetlands and backwater lakes that naturally and historically exist along rivers. Unfortunately, within the past century, most of the natural floodplain wetlands along the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers have been lost or degraded. In Illinois, wetlands have been destroyed because of the installation of locks and dams for commercial navigation along rivers, stabilization and elevation of water levels for recreation, intensive urbanization and other development, and drainage for agriculture.
Publisher
Illinois Natural History Survey
Series/Report Name or Number
INHS Reports no. 415 (05)
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
Handle URL
https://hdl.handle.net/2142/114547
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
Illinois Natural History Survey
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