Titre et auteur:

Alberta, a natural history; editor-in-chief: W.G. Hardy.

Édition:

[1st ed.].

Publication:

Edmonton, Alberta, M.G. Hurtig [©1967]

Description:

vii, 343 pages illustrations (some color) maps (some color) portraits 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-273; 323-327).
Pt. I. The land -- ch. 1. Night skies over Alberta / Franklin C. Loehde -- ch. 2. The record of the rocks / Charles R. Stelck -- ch. 3. Climate and weather patterns / Richmond W. Longley -- ch. 4. Mountains and plains / Robert Green -- pt. II. Flora and fauna -- ch. 5. The prairie world / Robert Webb, Alexander Johnston, J. Dewey Soper -- ch. 6. The Cypress Hills / Charles D. Bird, Ian A.R. Halladay -- ch. 7. The aspen parkland / Charles D. Bird, Ralph D. Bird -- ch. 8. The boreal forest -- Taiga / George H. La Roi -- Summer animals / Cyril G. Hampson -- Winter in the northern forest / William A. Fuller -- Man and the forest / Edo Nyland -- ch. 9. Mountain habitats / D.A. Boag, W. George Evans -- ch. 10. Aquatic life -- Aquatic habitats / Rodney J. Paterson -- Aquatic plant life / Lorene L. Kennedy -- Aquatic invertebrate life / R.C.B. Hartland-Rowe -- The angler's domain / Martin J. Paetz -- Water conservation / Rodney J. Paterson -- ch. 11. The study of natural history / M. Timothy Myres -- pt. III. Man -- ch. 12. The first people / Alan Bryan -- ch. 13. Early natural history explorations / Brian Hitchon -- ch. 14. The impact of the white man / James G. MacGregor.

Résumé:

Excellent product of a centennial project; a geological, climatological, and biological history of Alberta.

Sujet:

Natural history Alberta.
Sciences naturelles Alberta.
Natural history.
Alberta.

Vedettes secondaires:

Hardy, W. G. (William George), 1895-1979, editor.
Hardy, William George, 1896-

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main canada 60160
Cote: PO11320 CAN; ID:85-B689
Statut: Disponible