LEADER 05863nam 2200745Ia 450 001 9910816573503321 005 20240417052951.0 010 $a1-283-13209-5 010 $a9786613132093 010 $a0-7748-5629-7 024 7 $a10.59962/9780774856294 035 $a(CKB)2430000000000497 035 $a(EBL)3412483 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000378058 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11277186 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000378058 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10351605 035 $a(PQKB)10143508 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00602924 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3412483 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10227112 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL313209 035 $a(OCoLC)923445830 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/vbf0sv 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/3/406971 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3412483 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3255839 035 $a(DE-B1597)661802 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780774856294 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000000497 100 $a19990602d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aSpecial places$b[electronic resource] $ethe changing ecosystems of the Toronto region /$fBetty I. Roots, editor-in-chief ; Donald A. Chant and Conrad E. Heidenreich, editors 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aVancouver $cUBC Press$dc1999 215 $a1 online resource (353 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7748-0736-9 311 $a0-7748-0735-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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"" 330 $aHigh Park, Scarborough Bluffs, the Humber Valley, the Port Lands. These are among the special places of Toronto. Each is a unique ecosystem within the busy urban region. Even though Torontonians think of the city as almost entirely built up, savannah or wetlands are only a subway ride away. Special Places explores the changing ecosystems of the Toronto area over this century, looking at the environmental conditions that influence the whole region and at the surprising range of plants and animals you can still find in many of its natural spaces. Special Places explores the changing ecosystems of the Toronto area over this century, looking at the environmental conditions that influence the whole region and at the surprising range of plants and animals you can still find in many of its natural spaces. In Special Places, a group of science professionals show how actions in one location produce ripples in every direction. Changes in forest cover, for example, affect not only the organisms that live in the forest but also those that use it from time to time, such as migrating birds and those that live in watersheds fed by water husbanded by forest cover. Changes in bird populations cause changes in the populations of insects on which they feed; changes in insect populations affect the plants on which they feed; and so on. As a new millennium arrives, it is time to take stock of our effect on the world around us and to consider the consequences. Special Places assesses how we can minimize the impact of human activity on the environment and even remedy some of the harm we have already done. One way is to bridge the gap between scientists and decision makers by making the natural sciences more accessible to everyone. Special Places was written at the initiative of the Royal Canadian Institute, which is the oldest active scientific society in Canada and is dedicated to bringing the natural sciences to the public. Richly illustrated and written for a general audience, this book celebrates the glory and fragility of these interlocking ecosystems and helps us appreciate the uniqueness of the "special places." 606 $aNatural history$zOntario$zToronto Region 606 $aEcology$zOntario$zToronto Region 607 $aToronto Region (Ont.)$xHistory 615 0$aNatural history 615 0$aEcology 676 $a508 700 $aRoots$b Betty, $4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut.$01598495 701 $aChant$b Donald A.$f1928-$01598496 701 $aHeidenreich$b Conrad E.$f1936-$01598497 701 $aRoots$b Betty I$g(Betty Ida)$01598498 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816573503321 996 $aSpecial places$93920777 997 $aUNINA