02156nam 22004333a 450 991091727390332120250203232803.0https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv6cfr0q(CKB)36716972000041(ScCtBLL)860f1f64-1edf-4578-af1d-e9ab1855c602(OCoLC)1163852170(oapen)doab90049(EXLCZ)993671697200004120250203i20122019 uu engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Reindeer Botanist : Alf Erling Porsild, 1901-1977 /Wendy DathanCalgaryUniversity of Calgary Press2012[s.l.] :University of Calgary Press,2012.1 online resource (1 p.)Northern Lights9781552385876 1552385876 This well-researched book is the first biography of one of Canadas most remarkable botanists. Alf Erling Porsild (1901-1977) grew up on the Arctic Station in West Greenland and later served as curator of botany at the National Museum of Canada. He collected thousands of specimens, greatly enlarging the National Herbarium and making it a superb research centre. For nearly twenty years, Porsild studied reindeer activities in Alaska and the Northwest Territories as part of the Reindeer Project designed to encourage grazing animal husbandry among aboriginal peoples. He published extensively, and his meticulous research and observations have particular relevance today with the growing concern over global warming in the Arctic.Biography & Autobiography / Science & TechnologybisacshBiography & Autobiography / Environmentalists & NaturalistsbisacshBiographies.lcgftBiography & Autobiography / Science & TechnologyBiography & Autobiography / Environmentalists & NaturalistsDathan Wendy801984ScCtBLLScCtBLLBOOK9910917273903321The Reindeer Botanist4319146UNINA