Call number:
AWI P5-12-0085
Description / Table of Contents:
Table of Contents: Preface. - Foreword. - INTRODUCTION. - Yukon's Arctic island. - The Herschel Family. - Place names. - LAND AND WATER. - Physical setting. - Geology. - Climate. - Ocean water and sea ice. - Ice Age. - Permafrost. - Coastal environment. - FLORA AND FAUNA. - Vegetation. - Insects and spiders. - Butterflies. - Birds. - Birds of prey. - Small mammals. - Caribou and Muskoxen. - Small Carnivores. - Grizzly Bears. - Polar Bears. - Marine mammals. - Fishes. - PEOPLE AND CULTURE. - Inuvialuit Archaeology. - Inuvialuit Ancestors. - Whaling. - Missionaries. - Fur traders. - Police. - Scientists and explorers. - CONSERVATION AND GOVERNANCE. - Buildings. - Park history. - Inuvialuit Final Agreement and Co-management. - IN CONCLUSION. - A final word. - About the authors. - Sources and further reading. - Index
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
xiii, 242 S.: Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:
9780988000919
Branch Library:
AWI Library
