Ten Mile Point Ecological Reserve Purpose Statement
From thee Publication on Ecological reserves, includes Biological and Physical overview and map. See the 2 page PDF : Ten Mile Point Purpose Statement
Robson Bight ER Management Plan
An Assessment of the impacts of Human Activities on the Killer Whales of Robson Bight, Ecological reserve with Management guidelines. December 1966 by James Darling. See the PDF: Robson Bight ER Management b85133ocr
Killer Whale Evolutionary Evaluation
A report by David Bain, University of California, Santa Cruz ” Connor and Norris( 1932) suggested that the odontocete cetaceans may have evolved reciprocal altruism. If this is correct, then odontocete schools could be used to examine levels of selection. For example , altruism could be analyzed to determine whether it is best explained by
Census of Double-crested and Pelagic Cormorants Breeding on Chain Islets ER -August 1983
A report by Wayne Campbell: Observers Jane Algard,Wayne Campbell,Richard Gibbs, Phil Nott, Marilyn Paul, and Phyllida Riseborough did a complete census of all islets . On Greater Chain Island for example there were a total of 522 nests with 351 eggs and 735 young. See the complete PDF: census_of_double-crested_and_pelagic_cormorants
Ecological reserves and some other Locations in Southern Vancouver island as Sites for Marine Research.
Brent Bisgrove did a paper for Dr. D.V. Ellis , Biology 490, U.Vic. in June 1982 . This is the part referring to Er # 94 See the Complete fPDF : ers_and_other_sites_for_marine_research
The Race Rocks Marine Ecological Reserve 1980
Johan Ashuvud and Garry Fletcher submitted this article to Diver magazine , 1980. “how does one ensure for future divers in B.C. the preservation of the ubnique underwater life? One approach is to involve concerned divers in their own local diving areas in projects aimed at ecological awareness and conservation”…..
Native Oysters , Ostrea lurida in Checleset Bay
A report of a survey1978 to provide data relevant to Application No. 279. by R.V. Ellis and B. Emerson., Biology Dept, U. Victoria See the PDF: Checleset Bay ER Native Oysters 1978
1979 Fish and Wildlife Values: Howe Sound Area
Abstract-This reports purpose is to provide the ELUC Secretariat with base information regarding the fish and wildlife resources of the Howe Sound area. From this data, compiled with data from other agencies concerned with the development of Howe Sound, the ELUC Secretariat will propose a plan of acceptable land use and resource management activities for
Kelp Inventory
The Kelp inventory methods (KIM-i) developed by Foreman (1975) was used to estimate standing crop biomass of two canopy forming kelps along the northwest coast of Vancouver Island results indicated that 35,044 tonnes of pure Nereocystis luetkeana, 523 tonnes of pure Macrocystis integrifolia and 247 tonnes of these kelps in mixed stands were available at
Marine Flora of Ten Mile Point, Stewart, 1977
Information submitted with the IBP report 1985 See the PDF: marine_flora
Marine Birds of the Sartine Islands Ecological Reserve-1976
The Sartine Islands are located in the Scott Island group on the NW corner of Vancouver Island. This article is from The Murrelet 57(1), 14-16, 1976 See the full PDF: 1975 Pinniped-Seabirds_Sartine Is
Cleland Island, Black oystercatcher research by Sarah Groves, 1976
Foraging behaviour of the Black oystercatcher , (Haematopus bachmani) was the topic of the thesis research by Sarah Groves. It also includes a Glaucous-winged Gull nest census of June 1976. See the PDF file: grove_1976_report_summer_research_cleland_island_er Photo of Black Osystercatcher juvenile:
Abundance and Movements of killer whales off eastern and southern Vancouver Island with comments on management
Michael Bigg, Ian MacAskie, and Graeme Ellis submitted this preliminary report on individual Orca whale identification , pod movements , population impacts and management. See 47 page PDF: abundance_and_movements_of_killer_whales
Seabirds Breeding along the East Coast of Moresby Island, QCI, BC -1971
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
Natural History of Cleland Island– Emphasis: Breeding Bird fauna
R. Wayne Campbell and David Stirling did this report for the BC Provincial Museum in 1967. It includes an extensive annotated bird and vegetation species list. In addition other animals , invertebrates, etc are documented. See the complete PDF: