| Description |
1 online resource (x, 595 pages) : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps (chiefly colour) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-490) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- A. Delta as a Physical and Biological System -- 2. Delta's Physical Environment and Landforms -- 3. Natural History Flora and Vegetation -- 4. Natural History Fauna and Wildlife -- B. Processes of Change in the Delta -- 5. Climate and Climate Change Principles and Processes -- 6. Physical and Hydrological Processes of Change -- C. History of Environmental Changes in the Delta -- 7. Natural Record of Change in the Delta -- 8. Historic Record of Change in the Delta -- D. Human Activity in the Delta -- 9. Human History Prior to the 20th Century -- 10. Human History After 1900 -- 11. Human Effects Upon the Delta Region -- E. Future -- 12. Future -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Glossary -- Appendices -- A. Physical Delta -- A1. Is The Delta The "Largest" Inland Delta? -- A2. Bedrock Geology And Its Later Modification -- B. Ecological Importance Of The Delta -- B1. Ecological Goods And Services Supplied By The Delta -- B2. Description Of The Peace-Athabasca Delta From The Ramsar List Of Wetlands Of International Importance -- B3. Environmentally Significant Areas In The Peace-Athabasca Delta Region -- C. Biota of the Delta -- C1. Vascular Plants -- C2. Mosses, Liverworts, And Lichens -- C3. Diatoms -- C4. Aquatic Invertebrates -- C5. Fishes -- C6. Birds -- C7. Mammals -- C8. Peace-Athabasca Delta Muskrat Ecology -- D. Gazetteer And Map Of The Peace-Athabasca Delta. |
| Summary |
Timely ecology of the Peace-Athabasca Delta, the threatened home of wildlife and indigenous cultures. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Biotic communities -- Alberta -- Peace-Athabasca Delta.
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Biotic communities. |
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Alberta -- Peace-Athabasca Delta. |
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Natural history -- Alberta -- Peace-Athabasca Delta.
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Natural history. |
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Petroleum industry and trade -- Alberta.
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Petroleum industry and trade. |
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Alberta. |
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Peace-Athabasca Delta (Alta.)
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780888647306 0888647301 9780888646033 0888646038 |
| ISBN |
9780888648020 (electronic book) |
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0888648022 (electronic book) |
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9780888647306 (paperback) |
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0888647301 (paperback) |
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9780888646033 (bound) |
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0888646038 (bound) |
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