Archive Record

Metadata

Item ID#

A2012.125.092

Title

Ecological survey of the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve - Volume 1. significant natural areas

Object Name

Book

Dates of Creation

1996

Creator

Riley, J.L.

Other Creators

Jalava, J.V.
Varga, S.

Description

Ecological Survey of the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve - Volume 1. Significant Natural Areas
The Ecological Survey of the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve is a comprehensive summary of the many biological inventories and research studies that have been conducted along the Niagara Escarpment within a 25 year span. (Preface)

Main headings include:
- The Niagara Escarpment
- Landforms and Vegetation
- Diversity and Special Features
- Ecological Functions and Conditions
- Background on the Present Study
- Evaluation Methods
- Natural Feature Analysis - Vegetation, Landform & Species Diversity
- Reviewing Background Information and Developing Evaluation Tools
- Field Studies
- Site Summaries
- Site Evaluations
-Site Summaries
- Niagara Peninsula Section
- Halton Section
- Dufferin Section
- Grey Section
- Bruce Peninsula Section
- Conclusions
- Diversity and Special Features
- Significant Natural Areas
- World Biosphere Reserve: Conservation, Development and Research Goals

Level of Description

Item

Physical Description

629 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm x 21.5 cm (soft blue cover)

Restrictions on Use

Responsibility for determining the copyright status and permissible use rests with the user.

Places

Bruce Peninsula
Dufferin County
Grey County
Niagara Escarpment

Search Terms & Subjects

Amphibians
Animals
Birds
Conservation & restoration
Conservation of natural resources
Ecology
Environmental protection
Fish
Hiking
Landscape views
Mammals
Plants
Trails & paths
Wetlands
Wildlife conservation