Geology Soils And Climate Of Fundy National Park And Its Greater Ecosystem

Ecology, New Brunswick.

Reports on the status of Fundy National Park butterflies and related ecosystem, based mainly on sightings made in a May-September 1994 field study. Information is included on species observed, their life histories, and park habitats suitable for butterflies. Includes a check list of Fundy National Park butterflies, arranged by family and giving both scientific and common names.

This report forms the introduction to a resource description and analysis of Fundy National Park. It proposes to place the management of the park in context for both researchers unfamiliar with the park and the region and for Parks Canada staff in search of background material on the park's natural resources. It reviews the goals of national parks in general and the Fundy park in particular; the degree of ecological integrity existing in the park; ecosystem management objectives; links between the park and partnerships in south-eastern New Brunswick (the Greater Fundy Ecosystem and the Fundy Model Forest), along with how they hope to benefit; and park and ecosystem management plans.

Documents some recent advances in local knowledge of amphibians and reptiles in Fundy National Park. Includes background on herpetological surveys conducted in the park, reviews of amphibian egg mass surveys and rare salamander surveys, and discussion of interactions between amphibian populations and forestry activities. Synopses are provided for individual species, including information on species distribution, habitat, relative abundance, time of emergence, breeding season, life cycle behaviour, sightings, and environmental concerns. Species covered include mole salamanders, newts, lungless salamanders, toads, tree frogs, true frogs, and snakes.

Ecology, New Brunswick.

Our Landscape Heritage provides an overview of the history and ecological makeup of the landscapes of New Brunswick to help ecological seekers starting out with basic knowledge about geology, soils, climate, and vegetation, to better understand why plants and animals are today distributed as they are. Part I outlines the rationale and history of ecological land classification (ELC) in New Brunswick, and presents basic scientific concepts and facts that help the reader to interpret the information that follows. Part II, Portrait of New Brunswick Ecoregions and Ecodistricts presents a detailed look at the variety and distribution of ecosystems across the geographic expanse of New Brunswick. Each of the seven chapters of Part II provides a high level description of the ecoregion, followed by detailed descriptions of each ecodistrict within the ecoregion.--Includes text from document.