Restoration and rehabilitation of native species in the Great Lakes: Overview

The Laurentian Great Lakes have undergone many changes, both abiotic and biotic, since the early 1900s. Some positive changes have been the relatively recent recovery of some native species and habitats and a concentrated effort toward the recovery of others. The papers in this issue address some of these recoveries and recovery efforts. In addition, an objective of this issue was to communicate ideas and attention to additional research needs. To this end, authors were encouraged to provide novel analyses and hypotheses based on examination of long-term data and reviews of appropriate literature.