Settlement and arboreal vegetation change in the Carman-Morden area of southern Manitoba

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dc.contributor.authorMcDowell, David Johnen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-12-01T20:19:13Z
dc.date.available2009-12-01T20:19:13Z
dc.date.issued1981en_US
dc.degree.disciplineGeographyen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe natural pattern of grassland and trees along the Manitoba Escarpment in the Carman-Morden area of southern Manitoba has been greatly altered since the time of the fur trade. The arboreal pattern is now a dominantly cultural one, achieved by man replacing the earlier natural associations. This change was accomplished in two overlapping phases. The first was an exploitive one, in which the forests were removed as they provided the building material and fuel for the fur traders and early settlers. The concern for availability of woodland even lead to conflict between the Ontario and Mennonite settlers, and the Canadian and United States settlers. This phase ended with the coming of the railway and the increased pressure for farmland as settlement expanded. The second phase was one in which the present arboreal environment was put in place by farmers, with assistance from the government, schools, and forestry associations. The shelter for farmstead and field crops was a direct response to desires to improve one's surroundings and to overcome the hazards of wind and drought. The present pattern of many scattered groves is the result of these developments. The trend in altering the arboreal pattern continues today as the inhabitants seek to create a more aesthetically pleasing surrounding in a prosperous agricultural area.en_US
dc.format.extentviii, 181 leaves :en_US
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dc.identifierocm72792227en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/3472
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.rightsThe reproduction of this thesis has been made available by authority of the copyright owner solely for the purpose of private study and research, and may only be reproduced and copied as permitted by copyright laws or with express written authorization from the copyright owner.en_US
dc.titleSettlement and arboreal vegetation change in the Carman-Morden area of southern Manitobaen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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