Andy MacKinnon is a respected biologist who serves as a technical advisor on old growth forest research to the B.C. Ministry of Forests. MacKinnon, also a registered professional forester, is adjunct professor at the School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University. He is the author of six Lone Pine books on the plants of Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest. Dr. Jim Pojar is executive director of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - Yukon chapter. He spent 25 years as an internationally respected forest ecology research scientist with the B.C. Forest Service. He is the author of numerous books and scientific papers related to the boreal forest, aspen parklands and coastal ecosystems.
Alpine Plants of the Northwest: Wyoming to Alaska
by Andy MacKinnon, Jim Pojar, Pojar
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$29.95
- ISBN-13: 9781551058924
- Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing
- Publication date: 04/28/2013
- Pages: 528
- Sales rank: 180,641
- Product dimensions: 5.60(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.30(d)
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These experienced and highly respected nature writers have produced an outstanding field guide to the plants that grow above the tree line, at the higher elevations of the Rockies and Cascades, and other ranges of the Western CordilleraNorth American. Spectacular wildflower meadows are among the most beautiful ecosystems you will find in alpine habitats. This guide provides fascinating, comprehensive information on almost 1,200 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, rushes, sedges and ferns, including: descriptions of the leaves, flowers, fruit, bark, and sizes; common and scientific names, edibility, and Native and traditional uses, climate and ecology of the region habitat, ecology and similar species, diagnostic keys and charts for easy identification, and essays packed with engaging information. Includes more than 2,000 illustrations: color photos, line drawings and range maps. Glossary, index of scientific and common names, bibliography.
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