Plants of the Western Boreal Forest and Aspen Parkland Derek Johnson, Linda J. Kershaw, and Andy MacKinnon Price: $23.95 Member price: $20.36
Over 620 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens are illustrated and described, covering the northern forest from Alaska to Minnesota. Includes extensive color photos and detailed descriptions for identification. About the authors: Linda Kershaw is a career botanist whose extensive field work has taken her into the vast Canadian boreal forest as well as above the treeline in the Rocky Mountains, on Ellesmere Island and in New Zealand. Much of her fieldwork over the past 25 years has focused on the long-term environmental effects of human disturbances in the Mackenzie Mountains and Mackenzie River Basin, NWT. She also has a special interest in rare and endangered species. Dr. Jim Pojar 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. 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. Derek Johnson is a plant ecologist with the Northern Forestry Centre in Edmonton where he is responsible for environmental impact assessment. He has spent many years researching peatlands in the boreal forest.
Product details Publisher: Lone Pine Publishing 1st edition, 1995 392 pages Size: 8.5 x 5.5 Product type: paperback ISBN 978-1551050584

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