Author : Carolyn Mallory
Publisher : Field Guides of Nunavut
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,73 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781927095195
"Through beautiful photographs and a broad range of information - including traditional knowledge about plant use complied through interviews with Inuit elders - readers will learn about the appearances, adaptations, and life cycles of the diverse array of plants that grow in the North." - Back cover.
Author : Carolyn Mallory
Publisher : Field Guides of Nunavut
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,60 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781927095003
Explore the fascinating world of Nunavut's insects in this richly visual, informative book. Through beautiful photographs and a broad range of information - including traditional knowledge compiled through interviews with Inuit elders - readers will learn about the appearances, adaptations, life cycles, and behaviors of the diverse array of arthropods that live in the North. This detailed non-fiction book is perfect for middle school and high school students looking to learn about the insects that survive in one of the world's coldest climates.
Author : Jurate Gertzbein
Publisher : Field Guides of Nunavut
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,88 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781927095102
Explore the fascinating world of Nunavutís diverse rocks and minerals in this richly visual, informative book. Through beautiful photographs and a broad range of information with absorbing Did You Know? facts to accompany every account, readers will learn about the appearances, traditional and modern uses, and environments of eastern Arctic rocks and minerals. Covered in this book is everything from diamond to granite, from the most precious to the most common stone. Far from a barren land of ice and snow, this book will introduce readers to the vibrant natural life of Nunavut through its distinct geology.
Author : James M. Richards
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 815 pages
File Size : 26,77 MB
Release : 2018-08-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 077486026X
Nunavut is a land of islands, encompassing some of the most remote places on Earth. It is also home to some of the world’s most fascinating bird species. The windswept tundra, rocky shorelines, and icy waters of this thinly populated land are integral to the survival of numerous breeding and non-breeding birds, including the colourful King Eider, the stately Snowy Owl, the spritely Snow Bunting, and the globe-spanning Northern Wheatear. Birds of Nunavut is the first complete survey of every species known to occur in the territory. It is co-written by a team of eighteen experts who have conducted a combined total of 300 seasons of fieldwork in Nunavut. They document 295 species of birds (of which 145 are known to breed in the territory), presenting a wealth of information on identification, distribution, ecology, behaviour, and conservation. Lavishly illustrated with over 800 colour photographs and 155 maps, it is a visually stunning reference work on the birds that live in and visit Nunavut.
Author : Ernest Small
Publisher :
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 45,55 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Official plant emblems of Canada focuses on several dozen native plants that have become official emblems of the provinces, territories, and the entire country. These plants - documented through photographs, illustrations, and paintings - are ambassadors for increasing awareness of the importance of biodiversity.
Author : Andrew MacKinnon
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,34 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Plants
ISBN : 9781772130034
Author : Les Viereck
Publisher : University of Alaska Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 34,66 MB
Release : 2010-11-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 160223132X
Alaska Trees and Shrubs has been the definitive work on the woody plants of Alaska for more than three decades. This new, completely revised second edition provides updated information on habitat, as well as detailed descriptions of every tree or shrub species in the state. New distribution maps reflect the latest survey data, while the keys, glossary, and appendix on non-native plants make this the most useful guide to Alaska trees and shrubs ever published.
Author : John G. Packer
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,49 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781552386828
"Packer and Gould have provided an invaluable service for anyone interested in western North American botany by creating a simple, user-friendly and portable key to the Alberta species found in the 30-volume set of Flora of North America. Designed to be carried into the field for handy reference and use, this work incorporates the new names and taxonomical understandings that have accumulated over the years. Part 1 of what will be a three-volume set contains the up-to-date classification of the ferns, fern allies, gymnosperms, and monocots found in Alberta according to the latest taxonomic findings."--
Author : Jarich Oosten
Publisher : University of Alberta
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 50,31 MB
Release : 2018-08-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1772124036
The transfer of knowledge is a key issue in the North as Indigenous Peoples meet the ongoing need to adapt to cultural and environmental change. In eight essays, experts survey critical issues surrounding the knowledge practices of the Inuit of northern Canada and Greenland and the Northern Sámi of Scandinavia, and the difficulties of transferring that knowledge from one generation to the next. Reflecting the ongoing work of the Research Group Circumpolar Cultures, these multidisciplinary essays offer fresh understandings through history and across geography as scholars analyze cultural, ecological, and political aspects of peoples in transition. Traditions, Traps and Trends is an important book for students and scholars in anthropology and ethnography and for everyone interested in the Circumpolar North. Contributors: Cunera Buijs, Frédéric Laugrand, Barbara Helen Miller, Thea Olsthoorn, Jarich Oosten, Willem Rasing, Kim van Dam, Nellejet Zorgdrager
Author : Heather E. McGregor
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 19,18 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 0774859490
Since the mid-twentieth century, sustained contact between Inuit and newcomers has led to profound changes in education in the Eastern Arctic, including the experience of colonization and progress toward the re-establishment of traditional education in schools. Heather McGregor assesses developments in the history of education in four periods � the traditional, the colonial (1945-70), the territorial (1971-81), and the local (1982-99). She concludes that education is most successful when Inuit involvement and local control support a system reflecting Inuit culture and visions.
