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The Peace-Athabasca Delta: Portrait of a Dynamic Ecosystem de Dr. Kevin P. Timoney

The Peace-Athabasca Delta: Portrait of a Dynamic Ecosystem

Autor Dr. Kevin P. Timoney
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 15 sep 2013

Relevanța acestei lucrări pentru specialiștii în managementul resurselor naturale și pentru evaluatorii de impact de mediu este critică, având în vedere statutul Deltei Peace-Athabasca de sit UNESCO aflat sub presiunea dezvoltării industriale masive. Ne-a atras atenția rigoarea cu care Dr. Kevin P. Timoney abordează acest ecosistem dinamic, oferind o resursă esențială pentru fundamentarea politicilor publice și a strategiilor de conservare. Volumul extinde cadrul propus de Impaired Wetlands in a Damaged Landscape cu date noi din perspectiva istoriei milenare a regiunii și a interacțiunii complexe dintre hidrologie și biodiversitate.

Notăm cu interes organizarea enciclopedică a materialului în cinci secțiuni majore. Primele capitole stabilesc baza fizică și biologică, analizând flora și fauna deltei, pentru ca ulterior să progreseze spre mecanismele climatice și hidrologice care dictează ritmul schimbării. Spre deosebire de abordarea din Wetland, care se concentrează pe o inventariere globală a funcțiilor ecosistemice, lucrarea de față realizează o radiografie profundă a unui singur studiu de caz, oferind o perspectivă istorică ce începe cu perioada anterioară secolului XX și culminează cu provocările antropice actuale.

Din punct de vedere vizual, cele peste 600 de pagini publicate de University of Alberta Press sunt susținute de hărți și ilustrații detaliate, necesare pentru înțelegerea transformărilor geomorfologice. Textul nu se limitează la o descriere statică, ci analizează delta ca pe un organism viu unde „creația și distrugerea coexistă”, oferind un model de analiză interdisciplinară ce combină ecologia aplicată cu istoria umană și geologia.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780888646033
ISBN-10: 0888646038
Pagini: 608
Ilustrații: illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour)
Dimensiuni: 203 x 254 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.96 kg
Editura: University of Alberta Press
Colecția University of Alberta Press
Locul publicării:Edmonton, Canada

De ce să citești această carte

Această monografie este indispensabilă cercetătorilor, studenților la ecologie și decidenților din sectorul energetic. Cititorul câștigă o înțelegere profundă a modului în care cel mai mare ecosistem boreal de deltă din lume răspunde la stresul industrial și climatic. Este o resursă rară care combină rigoarea științifică cu o documentare istorică vastă, oferind date concrete despre impactul exploatării resurselor asupra zonelor umede protejate.

Comentariile autorului

Wall map plus over 450 figures: maps, illustrations, graphs, charts, photographs, aerial photographs, notes, bibliography, appendices, index; colour throughout

Descriere

"In the delta, water is boss, change is the only constant, and creation and destruction exist side by side." The Peace-Athabasca Delta in northern Alberta is a globally significant wetland that lies within one of the largest unfragmented landscapes in North America. Arguably the world's largest boreal inland delta, it is renowned for its biological productivity and is a central feature of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Yet the delta and its indigenous cultures lie downstream of Alberta's bitumen sands, whose exploitation comprises one of the largest industrial projects in the world. Kevin Timoney provides an authoritative synthesis of the science and history of the delta, describing its ecology, unraveling its millennia-long history, and addressing its uncertain future. Scientists, students, leaders in the energy sector, government officials and policy makers, and conscientious citizens everywhere should read this lively work.

Recenzii

"As Dr. Timoney makes perfectly clear in this beautifully written and illustrated book, the Peace-Athabasca Delta is a world treasure. The author has written a book based on scientific evidence, and he has done so with passion. This is an important book that should be read by scientists, naturalists, and anyone who is concerned about the environmental degradation of our planet." John P. Smol, OC, PhD, FRSC, Department of Biology, Queen's University
"This book systematically brings together significant contributions by scientists and non-scientists-such as trappers, fishermen, wardens, naturalists-and incorporates substantial field observations by the author and colleagues. Hence, the 'portrait' is an amazing synthesis of the combined efforts of hundreds of people. Nothing else like it exists." George H. La Roi, Emeritus Professor of Plant Ecology and Vegetation Science, University of Alberta
"Kevin P. Timoney...has given us a rich portrait that, like all great works, feels stirringly true and proves deeply troubling at the same time. To say this book is timely and relevant would be an understatement.... Those looking for sensationalism, or expecting bleakness, won't find any here. This book is an attempt to reach out to all sides and improve the quality of the conversation.... Dealing in facts, and free of any alienating rhetoric, the details in the book accumulate like sediment, culminating in a reading experience that is new, complex and potentially life-changing." Brenda Schmidt, October 28, 2013 [Full review at http://bit.ly/1b6XBcF]
"Like the delta, this book of [Timoney's] is a jewel.... [It] provides a clear understanding of the region, its history, ecology and issues and in doing so Timoney has set a standard for books of this nature.... [Peace-Athabasca Delta] provides a blueprint in terms of the type of information we need and how to best present it to allow us to make better, informed decisions." Rob Alexander, Rocky Mountain Outlook [Full review at http://bit.ly/1bZAopB]
"An environmental researcher in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Timoney profiles the delta that has developed where the Peace River empties into Lake Athabasca in northern Alberta, characterizing it as a wetland jewel within one of the largest unfragmented landscapes in North America. He discusses the delta as a physical and biological system, processes of change, the history of environmental change, human activity, and the future. Among specific topics are physical environment and landforms, fauna and wildlife, climate and climate change, the natural and historical records of change, human history before the 20th century, and human effects on the delta region. Color maps and other illustrations abound." 2013 Book News Inc.
"The judges were unanimous in their love of the elegant, understated cover of this book, the most 'honest' in the group. The design shows restraint and modesty in the service of functionality, which is a smart choice for such complex material."
"This large and comprehensive work provides a detailed view of the Peace-Athabasca delta in Canada, one of the largest inland deltas of the world.... Because of its length (it is almost 600 pages), it is difficult in a short review to do justice to this detailed and engaging work.... According to the author, the book is a synthesis of what is known about the delta, an environmental history, a reference book, and a field guide. It is all of these. The book is intended for a wide audience including natural scientists; those involved in the management, health, and policy of natural systems; naturalists; engineers in government and non-governmental organizations; and students and teachers of ecological and environmental studies. The book...should be of interest to ecologists and environmental scientists generally as a compendium of information on one of the more important wetland ecosystems of the world." [DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1657/1938-4246-46.3.699]
Like much of northern Canada, the Peace-Athabasca Delta is little known, little studied, but a fascinating and significant place... Kevin Timoney’s magnum opus attempts to synthesize a career dedicated to the Delta into a book that is 'an environmental history, a reference book, and a field guide' (p. 10). It largely succeeds in this endeavour, and it is gorgeous with a generous number of glossy maps and photos... [T]his book manages the unusual feat of being useful for lay readers and ... academics..." [Full article at doi: 10.1093/envhis/emv185]
"The book provides a broad overview of everything in the Peace-Athabasca Delta from the plant and animal life in the wetland, to the changes it has seen environmentally and physically, to the effect humanity has had on the area."

Cuprins

Foreword ix1 | Introduction 1A | The Delta as a Physical and Biological System2 | The Delta’s Physical Environment and Landforms 153 | Natural History Flora and Vegetation 574 | Natural History Fauna and Wildlife 119B | Processes of Change in the Delta5 | Climate and Climate Change Principles and Processes 1496 | Physical and Hydrological Processes of Change 167C | History of Environmental Changes in the Delta7 | The Natural Record of Change in the Delta 2038 | The Historic Record of Change in the Delta 227D | Human Activity in the Delta9 | Human History Prior to the 20th Century 29110 | Human History After 1900 31511 | Human Effects Upon the Delta Region 361E | The Future12 | The Future 441Acknowledgements 455References 459