Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site of Canada

Forest Biodiversity Plots

In April 1994, the first Smithsonian Institution Man and Biosphere biodiversity monitoring site in Canada was created at Kejimkujik. Two separate one-hectare biodiversity plots were defined and surveyed. Since the establishment of these plots, other monitoring projects are actively being pursued to further understanding of forest ecology. This is part of a global network to monitor biodiversity and ecological trends. The Park is working in partnership with a local forest industry and educational institutions.

Within the biodiversity plots studies were conducted on fungi, moths and butterflies, insect and disease conditions on trees, and soil fauna such as slugs, centipedes, snails and other species. Additional studies are planned.

Wildlife | The Flora | Waters | Research