Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Encountering Biodiversity: Ecology, Ideas, Action ix
5. Part One: Where We've Been
6. The Background of Biodiversity: A Brief History of Canadians and Their Living Environment 3
7. Banff National Park: The Historic Legacy for Biodiversity 31
8. Part Two: The Ecology of Biodiversity
9. Status of and Trends in Canadian Biodiversity 59
10. Biodiversity in Canadian Fresh and Marine Waters 81
11. The Roles of Biodiversity in Creating and Maintaining the Ecosphere 107
12. The Chain of Seeds: Biodiversity and Agriculture 137
13. Appendix Farm Animals: Diversity is Declining 145
14. Part Three: Ideas, Knowledge, and Values
15. Taking Indigenous Science Seriously 153
16. Science and Biodiversity 175
17. Celebrating Diversity: Adaptive Planning and Biodiversity Conservation 189
18. Economic Aspects of Canadian Biodiversity 219
19. Public Perspectives on Biodiversity: Models and a Case Study 237
20. Part Four:Taking Action
21. Biodiversity: The Policy Challenge 273
22. Canadian Biodiversity and the Law 297
23. Implementing a Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan in Quebec 327
24. The Role of Non-Government Organization in Biodiveristy Conservation 347
25. Alberta's Special Places 2000: Conservation, Conflict, and the Castle-Crown Wilderness 367
26. The Political Ecology of Biodiversity: A View from the Western Woods 391
27. Contributors 415
28. Index 420