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List of References and Links:


Web Sites

Federal Government

Canadian Museum of Nature - Collections by Discipline
Canadian Museum of Nature - Our Research
Environment Canada. Canadian Wildlife Service. Hinterland Who's Who
This is where you’ll find in-depth descriptions of wildlife, discussions on issues, actions that you can take to help wildlife, and educational materials that teachers and group leaders can use.
Environment Canada. Freshwater Website. The Nature of Water. Wetlands
Environment Canada. Ontario Region. Wetlands of Ontario
The Ontario Region of Environment Canada delivers national programs tailored to respond to regional and local issues; implements Great Lakes 2000 and the Canada-Ontario Agreement (COA) Respecting Great Lakes; and represents Environment Canada corporately, in binational, national, regional and local partnerships.
Environment Canada. State of the Environment Infobase
The State of the Environment (SOE) Infobase was originally developed in 1996 as an interactive and convenient mechanism for presenting a number of environmental reporting products and tools, including The State of Canada’s Environment 1996 and Canada's National Environmental Indicators Series 2003.
Environment Canada. State of the Environment Infobase. National Environmental Indicator Series Archives. Sustaining Canada's Forests: Forest Biodiversity. Issue Context
Forest biodiversity (or biological diversity) is more than an inventory of the different types of ecosystems, species, or genes.
Natural Resources Canada. Canada Centre for Remote Sensing. Research and Development. Applications. Land Cover
At the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, scientists are developing cost-effective and automated methods using satellite imagery, ancillary data, and in situ data that produce nationally consistent products, which represent the land cover and other land surface information.

Other

California Native Plant Society. Rare Plant Program.
Rare Plant Program.
Duke University Wetland Center
The goal of the Duke University Wetland Center is to provide sound scientific knowledge that will lead to sustainable wetland functions and values for the nation and the world.
The Natural History Museum (United Kingdom)
The New Zealand Plant Protection Society Incorporated. Proceedings. 49th Conference. August, 1996
The Biological Control Of Russell Lupin In Riverbeds With Endemic Plant Pathogens
United States Government. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds
The Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds (OWOW) promotes a watershed approach to manage, protect, and restore the water resources and aquatic ecosystems of our marine and fresh waters.
United States Government. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Land Cover Land Use Change Program
United States Government. National Park Service. Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone Sand Verbena
Yellowstone National Park Web site
United States Government. United States Geological Survey. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center.
Wyoming Rare Plant Field Guide.
University of Alaska Anchorage. Environment and Natural Resources Institute. Alaska Rare Plant Field Guide
University of Guelph. Canada's Aquatic Environments. Wetlands
Canada's Aquatic Environments was produced by the CyberNatural Software Group at the University of Guelph.

International Government

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Sustainable Development Department
Remote Sensing Centre Series. AFRICOVER land cover classification
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
The Convention on Wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.