Special places [[electronic resource] ] : the changing ecosystems of the Toronto region / / Betty I. Roots, editor-in-chief ; Donald A. Chant and Conrad E. Heidenreich, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456190603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Vancouver, : UBC Press, c1999
• ISBN: 1-283-13209-5; 9786613132093; 0-7748-5629-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ChantDonald A. <1928->; HeidenreichConrad E. <1936->; RootsBetty I (Betty Ida)
• Disciplina: 508
• Soggetti: Natural history - Ontario - Toronto Region; Ecology - Ontario - Toronto Region; Electronic books.; Toronto Region (Ont.) History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Part 1: The Broad Physical Basis""; ""1 The Physical Setting: A Story of Changing Environments through Time""; ""2 Climate""; ""3 Watersheds""; ""Part 2: From Wilderness to City""; ""4 Native Settlement to 1847""; ""5 Spatial Growth""; ""Part 3: The Past and Present Natural Environment""; ""6 Ecology, Ecosystems, and the Greater Toronto Region""; ""7 Vascular Plants""; ""8 Mosses, Liverworts, Hornworts, and Lichens""; ""9 Fungi""; ""10 Invertebrates""; ""11 Insects""; ""12 Fish""; ""13 Amphibians and Reptiles""; ""14 Mammals""""15 Birds""; ""Part 4: The Special Places""; ""16 From Acquisition to Restoration: A History of Protecting Toronto's Natural Places""; ""17 Special Places""; ""Waterfront Ecosystems: Restoring Is Remembering""; ""The Port Lands: The Significance of the Ordinary""; ""Scarborough Bluffs""; ""The Savannahs of High Park""; ""Oak Ridges Moraine""; ""Credit River""; ""Humber Valley""; ""Don Valley""; ""Duffins ; Creek""; ""Rouge Valley""; ""18 Discussion and Conclusions""; ""The History of the Royal Canadian Institute""; ""Afterword""; ""References and Additional Reading""; ""Contributors' Acknowledgments""""Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""