In other w ords, he is o f. the opinion that the formerly extensive grasslands o f. the southw estern United States w ere primarily due to the activities o f. m an. [...] The clim ate o f. opinion and the general direction o f. the expert thought o f. the 1950’s is reflected in the papers and proceedings o f. the M a n 's. [...] Under these circum stances people are more and more concerned with landscape and with the purpose o f. life— with what to do and where to d o it! And the leaders and the experts talk increasingly o f. the quality o f. environm ent and the quality o f. life. [...] Points are allocated and a rating established on the basis o f. such standards as the relative uniqueness o f. the canopy cover, B - horizon m orphology, plant and animal sp ec ies , and degree o f. m odification from the "prim itive”. [...] The 1964 M easures govern the protection o f. native m am m als, birds, and plants, prohibit the im porting o f. anim als and plants not indigenous to the area and provide for the designation o f. Specially Protected Areas o f. outstanding im portance.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-205)
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2014.
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- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 333.7/09712
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm)
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- n-cn---
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- 9780773595453 0771097905
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- GF511
- LCCN Item number
- N44 1976eb
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- CaBNVSL
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- CaOONL
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- 1 electronic text (xiv, 205 pages)
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- Ottawa, Ontario
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- CaOOCEL
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- (CaBNVSL)slc00234891 (OCoLC)890934638 (CaOOCEL)448519
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Title 4
- Copyright 5
- Table of Contents 6
- List of Figures 8
- Preface 14
- Introduction: Man’s Impact on Landscape 16
- 1. Man and Landscape in the Western Plains of Canada 34
- 2. Some Comments on the Causes and Effects of Fire in the Northern Grasslands Area of Canada and the Nearby United States, Ca 1759-1900 48
- 3. Changing Fauna of the Northern Plains Area: Images and Effects 59
- 4. Suffield Military Reserve Controversy 84
- 5. Canada’s National Parks: Past, Present, Future 93
- 6. Man, Birds and Mammals of Pacific Rim National Park, B.C.: Past, Present and Future 118
- 7. Canadian National Parks and Related Reserves: Research Needs and Management 155
- 8. Some Background Thoughts on Environmental Impact Statements 180
- 9. A Critique of the Environmental Impact Study, Trans-Canada Highway, Miles 0 -7.8 , Banff National Park 193
- Bibliography 202
