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References and Links has information on the map sources, bibliographic references and links to related Web sites.
List of References and Links:
References
Canada. Departments of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Natural Resources Canada. 2001. Canada, Plant Hardiness Zones. Ottawa.
Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 1999. Land Cover of Canada. National Atlas of Canada Reference Map Series. MCR 103. Ottawa, 1999.
Douglas, R.J.W. (Scientific Editor). 1972. Geology and Economic Minerals of Canada. Geological Survey of Canada.
Fulton, R.J. (ed.). 1984. Quaternary Stratigraphy of Canada. A Canadian Contribution to IGCP Project 24. Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 84-10.
Fulton, R.J. (Scientific editor). 1989. Quaternary Geology of Canada and Greenland. Geological Survey of Canada, Geology of Canada Series; no. 1. Geological Society of America, Geology of North America Series; VOL. K-01.
Harris, S.A. et al. 1988. Glossary of permafrost and related ground-ice terms. Permafrost Subcommittee, Associate Committee on Geotechnical Research, National Research Council of Canada. Ottawa : National Research Council Canada.
Map. Atlas of Canada 4th edition, Sheet no 5-6, Physiographic Regions. Scale 1:15M, 1974.
McKenney, Dan and Kathy Campbell. 2002. Getting into the Zone - What does Canada's new plant hardiness zones map really means? Frontline, Forestry Research Applications, Technical notes no 103, Canadian Forest Service, Sault Ste. Marie. (Available in PDF only)
McKenney, Dan et al. 2002. Going Beyond the Zones - some next steps to knowing what can grow where in Canada. Frontline, Forestry Research Applications, Technical Note no 104. Canadian Forest Service, Sault Ste. Marie. (Available in PDF only)
Rowe, J.S. 1972. Forest regions of Canada. Environment Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Publication 1300. 172 p.
Sibrava, V., D.Q. Bowen and G.M. Richmond (eds.). 1986. Quaternary Glaciations in the Northern Hemisphere. Quaternary Science Reviews, The International Multidisciplinary Review Journal, Volume 5. Oxford: Pergamon Press.
Web Sites
Federal Government
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Canadian Soil Information System. The National Soil DataBase. Plant Hardiness Zones in Canada
- The Plant Hardiness Zones map outlines the different zones in Canada where various types of trees, shrubs and flowers will most likely survive. It is based on the average climatic conditions of each area.
- Canadian Heritage Home Page
- This page is useful to find additional information related to World Heritage Sites.
- Natural Resources Canada. Canadian Forest Service. Great Lakes Forestry Centre. Canada's Plant Hardiness Site
- Canada's plant hardiness map provides insights about what can grow where. It combines information about a variety of climatic conditions across the entire country to produce a single general map.
- Natural Resources Canada. Canadian Forest Service. Great Lakes Forestry Centre. Canada´s Plant Hardiness Zones (Technical details)
- Natural Resources Canada.
- Natural Resources Canada. Canadian Forest Service. Pacific Forestry Centre. Canada's National Forest Inventory
- This site presents authoritative national statements on the distribution and structure of Canada's forests.
- Natural Resources Canada. Canadian Landscapes Photo Collection
- This Web site is an online collection of photographs of Canadian landscapes and landforms.
- Natural Resources Canada. Earth Sciences Information Centre Catalogue
- The Earth Sciences Information Centre (ESIC) holds Canada's largest collection of books, journals, maps and photos in the earth sciences, in print and electronic formats.
- Natural Resources Canada. Geological Survey of Canada. Canadian Landscapes
- This collection of photos of Canadian landscapes and landforms is presented as a public service to illustrate the great diversity of Canadian scenery.
- Natural Resources Canada. Geological Survey of Canada. Geoscape Vancouver. The Fraser River delta
- An attractive and colourful presentation of important geological phenomena in the Vancouver area. The poster uses over 30 diagrams, maps, and photographs to tell the story of how earthquakes, landslides, volcanoes, local rock types and mineral resources, floods, and groundwater affect the lives of Vancouver residents.
- Natural Resources Canada. Geological Survey of Canada. Permafrost
- Permafrost research at the Geological Survey of Canada
- Natural Resources Canada. Geological Survey of Canada. Surficial Geology of the Oak Ridges Moraine
- This compilation is based on 1:50 000 mapping by the Geological Survey of Canada and the Ontario Geological Survey.
- Natural Resources Canada. Geological Survey of Canada. Surficial Materials of Canada
- Surficial Materials of Canada - Map 1880A. This map shows the distribution of surficial materials in Canada, on land and in extensive offshore areas, and portrays broad genetic categories of surface materials (alluvial, lacustrine, marine, glacial) and bedrock.
- Parks Canada. Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
- A descriptive text on the site and photographs.
- Parks Canada. Dinosaur Provincial Park
- A descriptive text on the site and photographs.
- Parks Canada. Gros Morne National Park
- Gros Morne National Park of Canada was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, is an area of great natural beauty with a rich variety of scenery, widlife, and recreational activities.
- Parks Canada. Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve
- A descriptive text on the site and photographs.
- Parks Canada Home Page
- Parks Canada's site offers a series of supplementary information on the World Heritage Sites in Canada and in the World. Various themes pertaining to Canada are also tackled.
- Parks Canada. Kluane/Wrangell-St.Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek
- A descriptive text on the site and photographs.
- Parks Canada. L'Anse aux Meadows Archaeological Site
- A descriptive text on the site and photographs.
- Parks Canada. Miguasha Park
- A descriptive text on the site and photographs.
- Parks Canada. Nahanni National Park
- A descriptive text on the site and photographs.
- Parks Canada. Old Town Lunenburg
- A descriptive text on the site and photographs.
- Parks Canada. The Historic District of Old-Québec
- A descriptive text on the site and photographs.
- Parks Canada. Waterton Lakes National Park of Canada
- Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. A descriptive text on the site and photographs.
- Parks Canada. Wood Buffalo National Park
- A descriptive text on the site and photographs.
Other
- British Oceanographic Data Centre
- The British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) is a component of the UK Natural Environment Research Council's (NERC's) environmental data centre network and has designated responsibility for marine data. It is also part of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission's (IOC's) network of national oceanographic data centres.
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Provincial Historic Site
- Located 18 km north & west of Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada at a place where the foothills of the Rocky Mountains meet the great plains, one of the world's oldest, largest and best preserved buffalo jump is known to exist -- Head-Smashed-In.
- International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO)
- The General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) aims to provide the most authoritative, publicly-available bathymetry data sets for the world's oceans. GEBCO operates under the auspices of the International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) and the United Nations' (UNESCO) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC).
International Government
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. List of World Heritage Sites
- This page offers a list of World Heritage Sites and short descriptive texts.
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. World Heritage Site Page
- Web Site containing extensive information about the UNESCO convention, news and interesting site pages.
- United Nations. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission.
- The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO provides Member States of the United Nations with an essential mechanism for global co-operation in the study of the ocean.
