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The Natural Treasures of Carolinian CanadaDiscovering the Rich Natural Diversity of Ontario’s Southwestern Heartland |
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| Format | Softcover | |
| Catalogue No. | 1-55028-990-X | |
| Pages | 160 | |
| Language | English only | |
| Price | $34.95 | |
Edited by Lorraine Johnson. Published by James Lorimer & Company Ltd., 2007. Description: |
| Sweeping from Toronto to Lake Huron and Lake Erie is a region of
biological richness unmatched in Canada. Here the native trees have unusual
names — Sassafras, Cucumber Magnolia, Tulip-tree, Black Walnut, Pawpaw
— evoking the distinctly southern character for which the region is
named. The zone is also home to dozens of species of plants, grasses and wildflowers, as well as animals, birds, fishes and mussels, amphibians and reptiles, butterflies, dragonflies and other insects not found elsewhere in Canada. The Carolinian region is only a quarter of a percent of the country’s total land area, but close to one-third of Canada’s rare and endangered plants and animals live here. So does more than a quarter of the country’s population. Many unique species depend on the region’s distinctive habitats, many of them also in jeopardy. The Carolinian landscape is one of the most threatened in North America. This book is a labour of love for the contributors, naturalists and scientists who share their knowledge of the diverse richness and rarity of the species and spaces in Carolinian Canada through engaging and informative text. The contributors were coordinated by Lorraine Johnson, a past president of the North American Native Plant Society, on behalf of the Carolinian Canada Coalition, a non-profit coalition of over forty conservation groups and many individuals working to conserve the ecological diversity of the region. |
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