The Peace-Athabasca Delta: Portrait of a Dynamic Ecosystem (Paperback)

Foreword ix
1 Introduction 1
A The Delta as a Physical and Biological System
2 The Delta's Physical Environment and Landforms 15
3 Natural History Flora and Vegetation 57
4 Natural History Fauna and Wildlife 119
B Processes of Change in the Delta
5 Climate and Climate Change Principles and Processes 149
6 Physical and Hydrological Processes of Change 167
C History of Environmental Changes in the Delta
7 The Natural Record of Change in the Delta 203
8 The Historic Record of Change in the Delta 227
D Human Activity in the Delta
9 Human History Prior to the 20th Century 291
10 Human History After 1900 315
11 Human Effects Upon the Delta Region 361
E The Future
12 The Future 441
Acknowledgements 455
References 459