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Living Landscapes

Grasses of the Columbia Basin of British Columbia

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Resource Info

type: Website
grade level: 7 to post-secondary
date entered: 2004-07-28

Date

2000

Location

Golden, CBEENER, School District No. 6

SD No. 6 District Resource Centre also has a copy

Contact Info

contact person:
Royal British Columbia Museum
author:
Heather Stewart, Richard Hebda
publisher: Royal BC Museum
phone:
email:
website: http://livinglandscapes.bc.ca/...

Description

This project describes and maps, 152 species of grasses known for British Columbia, and helps the reader with their identification. Regional Introduction Where grasses are commonly located in the Columbia Basin Grassland History Why grasses are well suited to extremes Why native grasslands are important in the Columbia Basin Past collection history in the region

Comments

This resource is written in a field guide style.

Keywords

website, intermediate, secondary, post-secondary, grasses, grasslands, grass structure, sedges, rushes, diagnostic table, biogeoclimatic

Cost

free from website

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