Author: Publisher:
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 1124
Book Description
Canadian Journal of Botany
Author: Flora of the Yukon Territory
Author: William J. CodyPublisher: NRC Research Press
ISBN: 9780660181103
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 698
Book Description
This work covers geology and vegetation of the vascular plants of the Yukon Territory. It should be of interest to botanical scientists, students and travellers interested in biodiversity, and for rare and endangered species wildlife management.
A Review of Canadian Botany from 1800 to 1895
Author: David Pearce PenhallowPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Breaking Ice
Author: Arctic Institute of North AmericaPublisher: University of Calgary Press
ISBN: 1552381595
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
"From the pressures of development, technological advances, globalization and climate change to social and cultural life, this book attempts to define the nature of competing demands and assess their impact on the environment. These essays provide a detailed examination of ocean and coastal management in the Canadian north, exploring a wide range of issues critical to environmental stewardship, and breaking the ice to connect academics, government managers, policy-makers, aboriginal groups and industry." --Book Jacket.
Canadian Journal of Botany
Author: Canadian Journal of Research
Author: Nectaries and Nectar
Author: Susan W. NicolsonPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 140205937X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Nectar is the most important reward offered by plants to pollinating animals. This book is a modern and interdisciplinary text on nectar and nectaries, prompted by the expansion of knowledge in ecological and molecular fields, and the strong recent interest in pollination biology. The topics covered vary widely: they include historical aspects, the structure and ultrastructure of nectaries and relationships to plant systematics, the dynamics of nectar secretion, nectar chemistry and the molecular biology of defence proteins, and more.
Traditional Plant Foods of Canadian Indigenous Peoples
Author: Harriet KuhnleinPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000092321
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 745
Book Description
First published in 1991, Traditional Plant Foods of Canadian Indigenous Peoples details the nutritional properties, botanical characteristics and ethnic uses of a wide variety of traditional plant foods used by the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. Comprehensive and detailed, this volume explores both the technical use of plants and their cultural connections. It will be of interest to scholars from a variety of backgrounds, including Indigenous Peoples with their specific cultural worldviews; nutritionists and other health professionals who work with Indigenous Peoples and other rural people; other biologists, ethnologists, and organizations that address understanding of the resources of the natural world; and academic audiences from a variety of disciplines.
Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States
Author: Robert K. GodfreyPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820342432
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 944
Book Description
This is the long-awaited second volume of Godfrey and Wooten's definitive survey of aquatic and wetland plants of the southeastern United States. It focuses on native and naturalized dicotyledons of the region and provides well-written, concise descriptions and keys for the identification of 1,084 species. A glossary of terms, list of references, separate indexes of common and scientific names, and nearly 400 well-executed drawings complete the volume. The first comprehensive survey of the aquatic and wetland plants of the Southeast, the Godfrey and Wooten volumes will prove invaluable to botanists, ecologists, college students, government agencies involved in land-use management, and nonspecialists interested in the plant life and ecology of the region.
Canadian Geography
Author: Thomas A. RumneyPublisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810867184
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 801
Book Description
Canadian Geography: A Scholarly Bibliography is a compendium of published works on geographical studies of Canada and its various provinces. It includes works on geographical studies of Canada as a whole, on multiple provinces, and on individual provinces. Works covered include books, monographs, atlases, book chapters, scholarly articles, dissertations, and theses. The contents are organized first by region into main chapters, and then each chapter is divided into sections: General Studies, Cultural and Social Geography, Economic Geography, Historical Geography, Physical Geography, Political Geography, and Urban Geography. Each section is further sub-divided into specific topics within each main subject. All known publications on the geographical studies of Canada—in English, French, and other languages—covering all types of geography are included in this bibliography. It is an essential resource for all researchers, students, teachers, and government officials needing information and references on the varied aspects of the environments and human geographies of Canada.