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News and Notes: Activities at the Entomological Societies' meeting CMN workshop on Strategic Planning for a BSC Summary of the Scientific Committee meeting Project Update: Symposia and Workshops organized by the BSC Ensuring the safety of biological control in Canada Arctic Corner Black
fly diversity in Norman Wells Requests for Material or Information Invited
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Bio-Blitz 2006 In collaboration with the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Environment and Conservation and Parks Canada, the Biological Survey of Canada (BSC) will hold it’s 6th annual Bio-Blitz in Gros Morne National Park (GMNP), Newfoundland, July 5-10, 2006. This will be the first Bio-Blitz held in eastern Canada (previous events were held in Alberta and Manitoba). GMNP was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. Beyond its awe-inspiring scenic beauty, Gros Morne National Park boasts an incredible biotic richness and is internationally acclaimed for its unique combination of geologic features. GMNP is dominated by two distinctly different landscapes, a coastal lowland bordering the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the alpine plateau of the Long Range Mountains. These provide habitats for a diverse array of flora and fauna consisting of a unique mixture of temperate, boreal, and arctic species. Major plant community types include coastal scrub (tuckamoor), lowland bogs, riverine thickets, balsam fir and black spruce forests, heath barrens, sedge meadows, tundra, serpentine barrens, and intertidal salt marshes. The park is home to over 700 species of flowering plants, 400 species of bryophytes and 400 species of lichens. This remarkable diversity is due to the wide range of habitats provided by bedrock types, soil development, exposure, altitude range, and proximity to the ocean. On the hills, conditions are cooler, windier, and moister than on the lowlands. Hiking from the seashore up onto the Long Range Mountains is a bit like traveling into the past, to a time when Newfoundland was covered with Arctic plants and animals. From seashore to highland tundra there are many unusual niches in the park for you to explore and sample! Rare species are usually found in rare habitats, and Gros Morne National Park, like the rest of the Great Northern Peninsula, has no shortage of either. The entomological fauna of the park has not been well collected. You are invited to join in this unique opportunity to collect in one of Canada’s most scenic and biologically diverse locations. In addition, opportunities will be provided for participants to collect in other interesting and rare habitats on the west coast of Newfoundland. Stay tuned to the BSC website for updates or contact David Langor (780-435-7330; dlangor@nrcan.gc.ca).
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