03594nam 2200709 450 991078945240332120231206210606.00-88864-802-210.1515/9780888648020(CKB)3710000000054654(EBL)3289113(SSID)ssj0001058963(PQKBManifestationID)12444025(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001058963(PQKBWorkID)11079964(PQKB)11552292(CEL)446501(OCoLC)863054363(CaBNVSL)slc00233408(Au-PeEL)EBL4826927(CaPaEBR)ebr11370575(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/qcmgk6(MiAaPQ)EBC4826927(DE-B1597)662548(DE-B1597)9780888648020(MiAaPQ)EBC3289113(EXLCZ)99371000000005465420170425h20132013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Peace-Athabasca Delta portrait of a dynamic ecosystem /Kevin P. TimoneyAlberta, Canada :The University of Alberta Press,2013.©20131 online resource (608 p.)0-88864-603-8 0-88864-730-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.Timely ecology of the Peace-Athabasca Delta, the threatened home of wildlife and indigenous cultures.Biotic communitiesAlbertaPeace-Athabasca DeltaNatural historyAlbertaPeace-Athabasca DeltaPetroleum industry and tradeAlbertaPeace-Athabasca Delta (Alta.)Ecology.Nature.Petroleum Industry.Rivers.Biotic communitiesNatural historyPetroleum industry and trade577.8/20971231Timoney Kevin1516187MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789452403321The Peace-Athabasca Delta3752481UNINA