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Ludlow and Pridoli (Upper Silurian) Graptolites from the Arctic Islands, Canada
NRC Research Press 2004; US$ 54.95Graptolites flourished from earliest Ordovician to Early Devonian, a time range of about 90 million years, and were widely distributed as marine benthic and planktonic colonial organisms around then-world. They were diverse and rapidly evolving and, as such, make excellent "index fossils" for relative age-dating of their enclosing basinal rocks. more...
Mycorrhizas
NRC Research Press 2004; US$ 69.95A summary of all the mycorrhizal types from a morphological and anatomical perspective is presented in this beautifully illustrated book. Specialized topics are highlighted in each chapter for those who wish to pursue mycorrhizal associations in more depth. more...
George J. Klein
NRC Research Press 2004; US$ 49.95This book is the official biography of George J. Klein, a design engineer who spent 40 years at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and was considered "the most productive inventor in Canada in the 20th Century". The book recounts Klein?s family history and personal life. more...
Phillipsastreid Corals from the Frasnian (Upper Devonian) of Western Canada
NRC Research Press 2005; US$ 49.95Rugose corals of the Family Phillipsastreidae are abundant, diverse, and geographically widespread in the Frasnian (lower Upper Devonian) of western Canada. more...
Culinary Herbs for Short-Season Gardeners
NRC Research Press 2001; US$ 24.95Culinary Herbs for Short-Season Gardeners is a comprehensive, reader friendly guide to cultivating over 50 culinary herbs ? including over 100 cultivars ? under the less-than-ideal climatic conditions experienced by northern gardeners. Includes descriptions of the herbs, cultivation and harvesting notes, culinary uses, and herbal trivia, plus gardening... more...
Herbes culinaires pour nos jardins de pays froid
NRC Research Press 2001; US$ 24.95Herbes culinaires pour nos jardins de pays froids est un guide de jardinage complet et pratique sur plus de 55 herbes culinaires ? y compris plus de 100 cultivars ? convenant aux conditions difficiles du Canada et du nord des États-Unis. Le guide propose pour chaque espèce une description ainsi que des notes sur la culture, la récolte, l'utilisation... more...
Les cultures médicinales canadiennes
NRC Research Press 2000; US$ 29.95Cette publication est un guide de référence exhaustif sur les plantes médicinales importantes indigènes au Canada. Les chapitres portent sur les espèces comme le ginseng, l'échinacée, l'if occidental, l'hydraste du Canada, le carcaran, l'hamamélis et le varech. more...
Les légumes du Canada
NRC Research Press 1997; US$ 69.95Cet ouvrage richement illustré constitue un guide pratique complet d'une centaine de légumes cultivés au Canada, que ce soit à l'échelle commerciale ou dans les potagers domestiques. Les auteurs ont visé au recensement intégral des espèces, c'est-à-dire des principaux légumes, de ceux plus rares ainsi que de ceux qui pourraient faire leur apparition... more...
Flora of the Yukon Territory
NRC Research Press 2000; US$ 59.95This important work brings the knowledge of the vascular plants of the Yukon Territory up to date. Geology and vegetation are the focus of this well illustrated flora, which contains treatments of 1119 species, representing 80 families. All species are illustrated and dot maps depict known distribution within the Yukon Territory. more...
Workshop on Rebuilding Abalone Stocks in British Columbia
NRC Research Press 2000; US$ 42.95An international Workshop on Rebuilding Abalone Stocks in British Columbia was held during February 23?26, 1999, in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. The main goal of the workshop was to develop a realistic strategy to rehabilitate depleted northern (pinto) abalone, Haliotis kamtschatkana, stocks in British Columbia. more...









