Mary K. Burnham-Curtis William W. Taylor C. Paola Ferreri Randy L. Eshenroder 1999 This article concentrates on the sustainability of the offshore pelagic and deepwater fish communities that were historically dominated by lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush). The causes of alteration in these fish communities (i.e., overfishing, introductions, and cultural eutrophication) were identified by Loftus and Regier (1972). Here we look at the ecology of these altered communities in relation to sustainability and discuss the need for restoration. application/pdf en Michigan State University Press Species succession and sustainability of the Great Lakes fish community chapter