User:Alan Liefting/Articles/Environment of the Canterbury Region
The physical environment of the Canterbury region is characterised by the Canterbury Plains and the Port Hills. The climate is ..... Christchurch is a major city in the region.
Water abstraction and water pollution have become notable environmental issues.
Human history[edit]
Geography[edit]
Ecology[edit]
Environmental issues[edit]
The Canterbury .......... botanical .... region has the greatest number of threatened plants.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ De Lange, P.J.; Norton, D. A.; Heenan, P. B.; Courtney, S. P.; Molloy, B. P. J.; Ogle, C. C.; Rance, B. D.; Johnson, P. N.; Hitchmough, R. (2004). "Threatened and uncommon plants of New Zealand" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Botany. 42 (1): 45–76. doi:10.1080/0028825X.2004.9512890. ISSN 0028-825X.
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Further reading[edit]
- The Natural History of Canterbury (3rd ed.). Christchurch, N.Z: Canterbury University Press. 2008. ISBN 9781877257575.
- Wilson, Hugh D (2009). Natural History of Banks Peninsula. Christchurch, N.Z: Canterbury University Press. ISBN 9781877257827.
- Philosophical Institute of Canterbury (Christchurch, N.Z.) (1969). The Natural History of Canterbury. Wellington: Reed.
- Wall, Arnold (1927). Natural History of Canterbury: A Series of Articles on the Early History of the Province and on the History of Scientific Investigation, up Till 1926, as Well as on Some Results of This Investigation. Christchurch [N.Z.]: Philosophical Institute of Canterbury.
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External links[edit]
- Canterbury Biodiversity
- Environment and Ecology at the Christchurch City Council
- Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury)
- Canterbury Region information at the Department of Conservation
- Canterbury protection strategy at the Department of Conservation
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