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TitleThe Peace-Athabasca Delta: Portrait of a dynamic ecosystem
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsTimoney, K. P.
Date Published09/2013
PublisherUniversity of Alberta Press
Place PublishedEdmonton, AB
Publication Languageeng
ISBN Number9780888648020 0888648022 9780888646033 0888646038 9780888647306 0888647301
Abstract

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.

Locational Keywords

Peace-Athabasca Delta, Alberta oil sands

Active Link

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/869855358

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CEMA

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