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The Galápagos Islands of Ecuador are world famous for their unique plants and animals, and the hints these gave to Charles Darwin in forming his id...

Conodonts, the tiny, phosphatic, toothlike remains of an extinct group of early vertebrates, are the most important fossil group for biostratigraph...

This easy-to-follow, full-colour guide was created for instructors teaching plant structure at the high school, college, and university levels. It ...

This revised publication replaces The Canadian System of Soil Classification (second edition) published in 1987. The changes incorporated in this c...

This publication is an assemblage of selected papers that have been editored or co-editored by D.G. Fredlund. The substance of these papers documen...

This monograph will serve as the primary reference for species of the crustose lichen genus Rinodina in North America. Ninety six species are inclu...

Orb-weaving spiders spin the wheel-shaped webs often seen on dewy mornings in meadows and hedges, or on the walls and the eaves of buildings. This ...

Members of the aquatic dance fly genus, Clinocera, are significant predators in temperate freshwater lotic habitats. Some 14 000 museum specimens w...

This beautifully illustrated book reviews scientific and technological information about the world's major food plants and their culinary uses. An ...

A summary of the state-of-the-art in boreal forest management, this book provides a progressive vision for all of the world's northern forests. Top...

This book is a comprehensive, extensively illustrated, practical reference guide to about 100 Canadian vegetables. It covers both commercial and ho...

An international Workshop on Rebuilding Abalone Stocks in British Columbia was held during February 23-26, 1999, in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Cana...