Pacific Salmon Life Histories
Pacific Salmon Life Histories gives detailed descriptions of the different life phases through which each of the seven species pass.
- Copyright year: 1991
Masters of the Ocean Realm
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises
Provides a colourful, accessible introduction to how scientists study whales, dolphins and porpoises - our close relatives - and what they have learned.
- Copyright year: 1995
Physiological Ecology of Pacific Salmon
- Copyright year: 1995
Life in Stone
A Natural History of British Columbia's Fossils
Richly illustrated with photographs and drawings, this is the first book to focus on British Columbia's fossils.
- Copyright year: 1996
The Resettlement of British Columbia
Essays on Colonialism and Geographical Change
In this beautifully crafted collection of essays, Cole Harris reflects on the strategies of colonialism in British Columbia during the first 150 years after the arrival of European settlers.
- Copyright year: 1996
Birds of British Columbia, Volume 3
Passerines - Flycatchers through Vireos
The Birds of British Columbia is a complete reference work for bird-watchers, ornithologists, and naturalists who want in-depth information on the province's regularly occurring and rare birds.
- Copyright year: 1997
Plants of British Columbia
Scientific and Common Names of Vascular Plants, Bryophytes, and Lichens
An up-to-date checklist of the current valid taxonomy for all vascular plants, bryophytes, and lichens in British Columbia.
- Copyright year: 1998
Transients
Mammal-Hunting Killer Whales of B.C., Washington State, and Southeast Alaska
This book focuses on the enigmatic and exciting mammal-hunting killer whales and contains the latest information on the natural history of transient killer whales and how and where to best watch them.
- Copyright year: 1999
Animals and Nature
Cultural Myths, Cultural Realities
“No one tradition alone offers a sufficient respect for other species. Taken together, they may offer a prospect for saner human-animal relations.”
- Copyright year: 1999
Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
- Copyright year: 1999
Aboriginal Plant Use in Canada's Northwest Boreal Forest
This is a handbook of more than 200 traditional plants and their usage among First Nations people in Canada's northwest boreal forest (northern Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta).
- Copyright year: 2000
Birds of British Columbia, Volume 4
Wood Warblers through Old World Sparrows
The culmination of more than 25 years of effort, this much-awaited final volume of The Birds of British Columbia completes what some have called one of the most important regional ornithological works in North America.
- Copyright year: 2001
Butterflies of British Columbia
Including Western Alberta, Southern Yukon, the Alaska Panhandle, Washington, Northern Oregon, Northern Idaho, and Northwestern Montana
The butterfly fauna of British Columbia is by far the largest and most diverse in Canada. With the publication of this volume, there is finally a comprehensive, single source that summarizes all available information on butterflies in the British Columbia and adjacent areas.
- Copyright year: 2001
Awe for the Tiger, Love for the Lamb
A Chronicle of Sensibility to Animals
This impressive compedium of writings, speaches, and other expression shows that respect for animals has always been part of human thought.
- Copyright year: 2002
Restoration of the Great Lakes
Promises, Practices, and Performances
Using original findings from surveys, interviews, and other documents, this volume looks at how various levels of government are attempting to restore the environment in the Great Lakes.
- Copyright year: 2002
A Passion for Wildlife
The History of the Canadian Wildlife Service
A chronicle of the Canadian Wildlife Service and the evolution of wildlife policy over the first 50 years of this venerable Canadian institution's history.
- Copyright year: 2002
Birds of Ontario: Habitat Requirements, Limiting Factors, and Status
Volume 1–Nonpasserines: Loons through Cranes
This work provides a comprehensive summary of the life history requirements of bird species in the Ontario, including information on habitat, limiting factors, and status.
- Copyright year: 2005
Shaped by the West Wind
Nature and History in Georgian Bay
This wide-ranging history of Georgian Bay examines changing cultural representations of landscape over time, shifts between resource development and recreational use, and environmental politics of place -- stories central to the Canadian experience.
- Copyright year: 2004
This Elusive Land
Women and the Canadian Environment
This multidisciplinary anthology discusses the ways in which women integrate the social and biophysical settings of their lives, featuring a range of contexts and issues in which gender mediates, inspires, and informs a sense of belonging to and in this land.
- Copyright year: 2004
Brute Souls, Happy Beasts, and Evolution
The Historical Status of Animals
In this provocative inquiry into the status of animals in human society from the fifth century BC to the present, Rod Preece provides a wholly new perspective on the human-animal relationship.
- Copyright year: 2005
River of Memory
The Everlasting Columbia
River of Memory fosters connections between the river’s natural and human histories by encouraging readers to linger along the river’s shores and spend time reflecting on its dramatic mountain and plateau landscapes.
- Copyright year: 2005
Birds of the World
Comprehensive, authoritative, and beautifully illustrated, this stunning collection of art and text captures the grace, beauty, and flamboyance of the world’s bird features 1,600 original paintings of 1,307 species.
- Copyright year: 2006
Birds of British Columbia, Volume 1
Nonpasserines - Introduction, Loons through Waterfowl
For the first time, the natural history, migration patterns, habitat requirements, reproductive biology, and distribution of the province's birdlife are combined in one publication.
- Copyright year: 1992
Birds of British Columbia, Volume 2
Nonpasserines - Diurnal Birds of Prey through Woodpeckers
This volume completes the nonpasserine species and contains accounts for the diurnal birds of prey through woodpeckers.
- Copyright year: 1997
Taking the Air
Ideas and Change in Canada's National Parks
- Copyright year: 2007
Hunting for Empire
Narratives of Sport in Rupert's Land, 1840-70
Offers a fresh cultural history of sport and imperialism. focusing on nineteenth-century British big-game hunting and exploration narratives from the western interior of Rupert’s Land.
- Copyright year: 2007
Birds of the Yukon Territory
The result of a decade-long project, this lavishly illustrated book presents a wealth of information on bird distribution, migration and breeding chronology, habitat use, and on conservation concerns in the Yukon.
- Copyright year: 2003
Indicator Plants of Coastal British Columbia
Indicator Plants of Coastal British Columbia fully discusses how indicator plants are recognized and demonstrates how indicator plants can be used in site diagnosis.
- Copyright year: 1989
Owls of the United States and Canada
A Complete Guide to Their Biology and Behavior
- Copyright year: 2007
Sins of the Flesh
A History of Ethical Vegetarian Thought
Renowned animal rights author Rod Preece examines the history of vegetarianism in its ethical dimensions, from the origins of humanity through to the present.
- Copyright year: 2008
Birds of Ontario: Habitat Requirements, Limiting Factors, and Status
Volume 2–Nonpasserines: Shorebirds through Woodpeckers
This volume and its predecessor condense the vast amount of literature on the nonpasserines of Ontario into a compact reference manual that will be essential to biologists, environmental planners, and serious birders.
- Copyright year: 2010
Geography of British Columbia, Third Edition
People and Landscapes in Transition
This fully revised edition of an essential text adopts a mainly thematic approach to explore the development of BC’s physical and human geography.
- Copyright year: 2011
Animal Sensibility and Inclusive Justice in the Age of Bernard Shaw
Focusing on the ideas of Bernard Shaw, Rod Preece examines modernist views of animal rights in the context of late Victorian socialism.
- Copyright year: 2011
Engaging Imagination in Ecological Education
Practical Strategies for Teachers
This book illustrates how to connect students to the natural world and encourage them to care about a more sustainable, ecologically secure planet.
- Copyright year: 2015
Ecology of Salmonids in Estuaries around the World
Adaptations, Habitats, and Conservation
A comprehensive guide to understanding the crucial role estuaries play in the salmonid life cycle and what can be done to conserve – and recover – this important fish habitat.
- Copyright year: 2016
Birds of Nunavut
The first complete survey of the birds of Nunavut, this fully illustrated reference work identifies and documents the distribution, ecology, behaviour, and conservation of the species that live in and migrate through the territory.
- Copyright year: 2018