The St. Lawrence Valley
The Illustrated Natural History of Canada
Lefoli, Ken
Publisher: Natural Science of Canada, Ltd, Toronto, Canada
Year First Published: 1970
Year Published: 1975
Pages: 160pp Resource Type: Book
Abstract:
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Table of Contents
Prologue: The Desert River
THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY: an album of maps
PART ONE: THE REGION
1 The high river
Highway for the birds
2 The valley
3 The estuary
PICTURE STORY: A young river in an old valley
PART TWO: GEOLOGY
4 The formation of the valley
River of Ice
5 The formation of the river
PICTURE STORY: Aquatic environment
PART THREE: PLANT LIFE
6 Migrants and colonizers
The life cycle of a mushroom
7 Marine plant life
Flowers of the marsh
PICTURE STORY: The look of the river
PART FOUR: ANIMAL LIFE
8 Marine animal life
9 Adaptation and survival
PICTURE STORY: Camouflage and control
PART FIVE: CONSERVATION
10 Where the river ends
Seaway construction
11 Man and the river
Geologic time scale
A short list of rocks, plants and animals
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
Subject Headings
