Accidental Wilderness : : The Origins and Ecology of Toronto’s Tommy Thompson Park /

Accidental Wilderness : : The Origins and Ecology of Toronto’s Tommy Thompson Park / / Walter H. Kehm.

Once referred to as Toronto’s “accidental wilderness,” Tommy Thompson Park is now recognized as a fortuitous urban miracle. Initially created as a landfill site on the city’s rapidly developing waterfront, the park’s physical and ecological footprint have grown dramatically. Forests, grasslands, and...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English
VerfasserIn:
Kehm, Walter H.,
MitwirkendeR:
Burley, Robert,
Carley, John,
Chreston, Andrea,
Del Tredici, Peter,
Kehm, Walter H.,
Laforme, R. Stacey,
MacPherson, Gord,
Miller, David,
Miller, Gavin,
Reeves, Wayne,
Riley, Garth Vernon,
TeilnehmendeR:
Burley, Robert.
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (176 p.) :; 10 figures
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • PORTFOLIO I
  • Introduction
  • The Spontaneous Ecology of Tommy Thompson Park
  • Building the Leslie Street Spit
  • Aquatic Park
  • The Evolution of Advocacy
  • PORTFOLIO II
  • Introduction
  • Conservation by Design: The 1986 Plan
  • Plants and Natural Succession
  • Birds and Birding at the Spit
  • Mammals and Fish
  • Habitat Projects and Wildlife Management
  • PORTFOLIO III
  • Introduction
  • People in the Park
  • Let the Spit Be!!
  • Home
  • Acknowledgments
  • Comparative Parks
  • List of Bird Species
  • List of Plant Species
  • References
  • Further Resources
  • Image Key
  • Contributors

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