The reindeer botanist: alf erling porsild, 1901–1977 - prism

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University of CalgaryPRISM: University of Calgary's Digital RepositoryUniversity of Calgary PressUniversity of Calgary Press Open Access Books2012The Reindeer Botanist: Alf Erling Porsild, 1901–1977Dathan, WendyUniversity of Calgary PressDathan, Patricia Wendy. "The reindeer botanist: Alf Erling Porsild, 1901-1977". Series: NorthernLights Series; 14, University of Calgary Press, Calgary, Alberta, 2012.http://hdl.handle.net/1880/49303bookhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0 UnportedDownloaded from PRISM: https://prism.ucalgary.ca Part TwoCANADA’S REINDEER HERD, 1929–1935 217CHAPTER NINETEENRESULTS OF THE SURVEYWhen the Porsild brothers reached Ottawa in October 1928, there was an ur-gent need for them to write up their official reports on the reindeer investiga-tion, as well as much to be done with their enormous scientific collections in the field. By mutual agreement, the bulk of the reindeer industry evaluation was left to Erl...