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She looks forward to a different dream, one where her mother—and Hanna, the love of her life—find their way up north to a small community in the boreal forest and live the rest of their lives in peace.
Illustrations
Image 1, pg. 29: Water flow around a glass slide oriented parallel to the current. From original drawing by Nina Munteanu in N. Munteanu and E. J. Maly, “The Effect of Current on the Distribution of Diatoms Settling on Submerged Glass Slides,” Hydrobiologia 78.3 (March 1981): 273-282.
Image 2, pg. 35: Three sisters planting using corn, beans and squash. Adapted from: threesisterspermaculture.com.
Image 3, pg. 35: Thalweg diagram. Adapted from sketch by K.A. Lemke in geocashing.com; digopaul.com; and several others.
Image 4, pg. 43: Lake trophic status from oligotrophic to mesotrophic to eutrophic. Adapted from: RMBEL Lakes Monitoring Program.
Image 5, pg. 53: Karst formation. Adapted from: sketch by Elizabeth Morales; Tihansky in USGS Circular 1182; e-education.psu.edu; serc.carleton.edu; Minnesota Stormwater Manual.
Image 6, pg. 57: Hydrological cycle. Adapted from: USGS hydrological cycle, energyeducation.ca.
Image 7, pg. 70: Map showing NAWAPA water diversion system from Alaska through Canada into western and central United States. Adapted from: Parsons Company, North American Water and Power Alliance Conceptual Study, Dec. 7, 1964; Hal Cooper; Manuel Frias Alcaraz; EIR; solidariteeprogres.org; larouchepac.com.
Image 8, pg. 76: Map showing CeNAWP water diversion, focussing on diversion of major Canadian lakes south to rehydrate Midwest and central United States and Ogallala Aquifer. Adapted from: solidariteeprogres.org; cairn.info; ScienceDirect; Aquaductfutures.wordpress.com.
Image 9, pg. 87: Lake stratification and movement in summer and winter. Adapted from: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.; Robert Wetzel, Limnology (2001); climate-policy-watcher.org; biologydiscussion.com.
Image 10, pg. 90: Bdelloid rotifer (Philodina sp.). Adapted from: projects.ncsu.edu; microscopy-UK; voltairarts.deviantart.com.
Image 11, pg 91: Schematic of vertical and horizontal gene transfer. Adapted from: “Artificial Gene Transfer,” BioNinga.com.au.
Image 12, pg. 93: Pathways and triggers of heat shock proteins. Adapted from: Suman Chatterjee and Timothy F. Burns, “Targeting Heat Shock Proteins in Cancer: A Promising Therapeutic Approach,” International Journal of Molecular Science 18.9 (2017): 1978.
Image 13, pg. 102: Schematic of a lake watershed or drainage basin showing tributary drainage networks. Adapted from: Robert Wetzel, Limnology (2001); The Watershed Project; USDA Forest Service.
Image 14, pg. 110: Seasonal lake stratification and turnover. Adapted from: Robert Wetzel, Limnology (2001); climate-policy-watcher.org; Carlin Lake Association (nineshift.typepad.com); biologycorner.com.
Image 15, pg. 111: Formula to calculate a lake’s shoreline development. Adapted from: Robert Wetzel, Limnology (2001).
Image 16, pg. 114: Schematic of wave form, clapotis gaufre. Adapted from: Tristan Gooley’s How to Read Water: Clues and Patterns from Puddles to the Sea (2016).
Image 17, pg. 177: Map schematic showing the current Atlantic Meridional Ocean Current (AMOC). Adapted from: Anthony Watts, “Yet Another Prediction of Doom over Greenland Ice Melt and the AMOC that We Can Ignore.” WUWT: Watts Up With That.com.
Image 18, pg. 199: Sketch of an ant taking care of an Alcon Blue butterfly caterpillar. Adapted from: Catherine Brahic, “Parasitic Butterflies Fool Ants with Smell,” New Scientist (2008).
Image 19, pg. 218: Sketch of the molecular structure of water. Adapted from: Robert Wetzel, Limnology (2001). Original drawing by Kerste Voute in Nina Munteanu’s Water Is… (2016).
Image 20, pg. 238: Sketch of plankton, comprising a cyclopoid copepod, Ceratium, Staurastrum, Fragilaria, Tabelaria, and other Protista.
Image 21, pg. 242: Sketch of a heterocyst and akinete among vegetative Anabaena sp. Cells. Adapted from: “An Image-Based Key: Algae (PS Protista), Cyanobacteria, and other Aquatic Objects”; “Morphology of Nostoc (with Diagram) – Algae” (biologydiscussion.com).
Image 22, pg. 249: Diagram schematic of a seiche in a lake. Adapted from: Robert Wetzel, Limnology (2001); “Seiches and Tides,” geo.mtu.edu.
Image 23, pg. 261: Diagram of an formation of an oxbow lake. Adapted from: Robert Wetzel, Limnology (2001); Expedition Earth.
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Acknowledgements
This novel was created listening to the inspirational and moving works of Iceland’s Sigur Rós, particularly Dauõalogn, Heaven in a Wild Flower by Bill Douglas, and Space Age Love Song by Flock of Seagulls.
Significant parts of this novel were written in the following cafes and fine eateries in Toronto, Niagara on the Lake, and Vancouver: Contra Café, Mercurio Espresso Bar, Zaza Espresso Bar, Krave Coffee, The Beacher Café, Bodega Henriette, Stir Coffee House, Astoria Shish Kebab House, The Poet, The Prince of Wales Hotel, and Anne’s Coffee House. Thank you for your welcoming, inspiring settings and especially for your excellent coffee.
I consulted the wisdom and science of many authorities in the areas of ecology, limnology, neurobiology, biotechnology, and others. Any mistakes are mine, not theirs.
My sincere gratitude goes to Luciana Ricciutelli, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief at Inanna Publications, whose insightful and immaculate editing and comments have made this a better book.
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