Sylvia Handley, Diana Mainguy and Dave Clark under the supervision of Dr. Marcus Bell of U.Vic Biology carried out this vegetation study in 1974 . A total of 213 species are described. See the PDF: (#016) Bell 1974 Flora of Mount Tuam Ecological Reserve
James McBean of U. Vic under the supervision of DR. Richard Ring describes the techniques used and the results of trapping . a detailed species list is included. See complete PDF: insects_of_the_er
Sylvia Handley, Diana Manguy and Dave Clark of U. Vic BIology Dept. Link to PDF: flora
Marcus Bell of the Biology, Dept. U.Vic reports on research carried out by 6 students in 1974; 1. Flora and vegetation of Mount Maxwell 2. Flora and vegetation of Mount Tuam 3. Survey of marine and fresh water Algae of Mount Tuam 4. The vertebrate fauna of three ecological reserves of Gulf Islands 5. The
PDF File: plant_list(3) for Lasqueti Island
From Pacific Wilderness ,1974 This is one reason why Ecological reserves were created: To prevent the collection of specimens for museums, zoos and aquariums. This article describes a trip by members of the New York Zoological Society to trap and remove live puffins from Solander Island for a display in New York. See the PDF:
files pdf : Krebs_1974_Blue_Heron_Ecology
PDF file: Catherine Guest (U Vic) 1974, Vertebrates Saturna Mt Tuam Mt Maxwell Below: one of the vertebrates in the survey, The Northern red-legged frog (Rana aurora aurora) photo by G.Fletcher
Art Klassen reports on a survey done in 1982 by the Greater Vancouver regional District Parks Department of educational use of the UBC endowment lands See PDF Klassen_1983_Survery_Education_Research_Use_UBC_Endownment_Lands
1973 Application for Ecological Reserve: Boulton Lake Here is a link to the application, 1973 Boulton Lake Application for ER, proposed to protect three-spined sticklebacks. The location of the proposed ER is below Drizzle Lake, ER # 52. Here is a link to the map area, http://tinyurl.com/cljq9b5.
Mayer Lake of Haida Gwaii is the largest lake in the Naikoon Provincial Park (located south-west corner of the park, http://tinyurl.com/dxlhenf) on Graham Island near both the Tlell and Port Clements areas. Nestled on the southern tip of Mayer Lake is a small picnic campground park with a boat launch. The area is enclosed with
Alex Pedden of the BC Prov. Museum submitted this application for ER status in 1972 See comlete PDF:application_for_ecological_reserve
G. Scudder records eight species of Gerris from BC The distribution and co-existence is documented and a key to the species is included. Collections were made from Westwick lake among others. Published in Entomological Society of BC 68 (1971), Aug.1 1971 In this PDF, scrolldown to the second paper; cannings_&_scudder_1977_diptera_saline_lakes_central_bc_westwick_er
The Skagit Valley Study group submitted this report in 1971 See PDF: future_of_the_skagit_valley
Kenneth Summers conducterd this survey between May 17 and July 17 of 1971. Forty Five colony locations are described. published in Syesis, Vol 7 1974 See the complete PDF: summers_1973_seabird_breeding_east_moresby_syesis
Provincial Museum and UBC field parties conducted bird and mammal investigations in Barkley Sound from 1954 to 1970 inclusive. 55 of approx. 55 islands,islets and reefs were visited. Nesting sites of 6 species of sea birds previously unrecorded are lsited. See the complete paper –PDF file: barkley_sound_sea_bird_nesting_sites
For the complete article, see this PDF file: Limnology research paper
In the summer of 1969 , Stanley L. Walsh and J.Keith Rigby surveyed the Sustut Basin and surrounding mountains in Northern BC . This report describes the physiography and geology of the region and plant communities are enumerated with an annotated list of 205 species , 11 subspecies and 35 varieties collected. See the PDF