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The 39 pages that link to Great Lakes, each with the reason it gives.

• North American PlateRelated: Their basins and surrounding landscapes reflect glacial reshaping of the plate’s continental interior.

• Midwestern United StatesRelated: They anchor the region’s northeastern edge and connect its cities through shipping and waterways.

• OntarioRelated: Four Great Lakes form Ontario’s southern and western borders.

• Rust BeltRelated: Waterways and ports helped connect the region’s factories to raw materials and markets.

• Zebra musselRelated: The zebra mussel was first detected in North America in the Great Lakes in 1988.

• Eastern United StatesRelated: They anchor the region’s northern interior and support major transport routes.

• Wild riceRelated: Their surrounding wetlands are a major setting for traditional wild rice harvesting.

• New York State Canal SystemRelated: The canal routes linked the Great Lakes to the Hudson River and Atlantic trade.

• Phragmites australisRelated: Invasive common reed has colonized shorelines and wetlands across parts of the Great Lakes region.

• Great Lakes–St. Lawrence LowlandsRelated: Their shorelines anchor the western part of the lowland.

• Silver carpRelated: Preventing silver carp from reaching the Great Lakes is a major management concern.

• Black bullheadRelated: Black bullheads occur in suitable nearshore and inland waters of the region.

• Pinus strobusRelated: Their surrounding forests form a major part of the species’ western native range.

• PumpkinseedRelated: The Great Lakes region lies within the species’ native range.