The Peace-Athabasca Delta

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-0-88864-730-6
Verlag: University of Alberta Press

Buch, Englisch, 608 Seiten, Format (B × H): 203 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1912 g

"In the delta, water is boss, change is the only constant, and creation and destruction exist side by side." The Peace-Athabasca Delta in northern Alberta is a globally significant wetland that lies within one of the largest unfragmented landscapes in North America. Arguably the world's largest boreal inland delta, it is renowned for its biological productivity and is a central feature of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Yet the delta and its indigenous cultures lie downstream of Alberta's bitumen sands, whose exploitation comprises one of the largest industrial projects in the world. Kevin Timoney provides an authoritative synthesis of the science and history of the delta, describing its ecology, unraveling its millennia-long history, and addressing its uncertain future. Scientists, students, leaders in the energy sector, government officials and policy makers, and conscientious citizens everywhere should read this lively work.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Timoney, Kevin P.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Meeres- und Süßwasserökologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Marine Geologie, Ozeanographie (Meereskunde)
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Umweltgeologie, Geoökologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Angewandte Ökologie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Deltas, Flussmündungen, Küstenregionen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Timoney, Kevin P.
Kevin P. Timoney, ecologist, researcher, teacher, and writer, is committed to solving complex environmental and ecological problems. He has devoted the past 20 years to studying the ecology and dynamics of the Peace-Athabasca Delta. He lives in Ardrossan, Alberta.