part section I: Introduction -- chapter 1 Lake trout, the Boreal Shield, and the factors that shape lake trout ecosystems -- chapter 2 History and evolution of lake trout in Shield lakes: past and future challenges -- chapter 3 Rehabilitation of lake trout in the Great Lakes: past lessons and future challenges -- part section II: Environemental factors that affect Boreal Shield ecosystems -- chapter 4 Land, water, and human activity on Boreal watersheds -- chapter 5 Impact of new reservoirs -- chapter 6 Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) habitat volumes and boundaries in Canadian Shield lakes -- chapter 7 The effects of phosphorus and nitrogen on lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) production and habitat -- chapter 8 Dissolved organic carbon as a controlling variable in lake trout and other Boreal Shield lakes -- chapter 9 Mercury contamination of lake trout ecosystems -- chapter 10 Acidic deposition in the northeastern United States: Sources and inputs, ecosystem effects, and management strategies -- part section III: Biological effects and management reactions -- chapter 11 The control of harvest in lake trout sport fisheries on Precambrian Shield lakes -- chapter 12 Lake trout stocking in small lakes: factors affecting success -- chapter 13 Species introductions and their impacts in North American Shield lakes -- chapter 4 teen. Effects of forestry roads on reproductive habitat and exploitation of lake trout* -- part section IV: Models and issues associated with ecosystem management -- chapter 15 Climate change and sustainable lake trout exploitation: predictions from a regional life history model -- chapter 6 teen. Monitoring the state of the lake trout resource: a landscape approach / part section V; Synthesis -- chapter 17 Boreal Shield waters: models and management challenges* / part section VI -- chapter Section VI Appendix 1 Long-term monitoring sites on the Boreal Shield.