Table of contents:
Editorial
S. Parker, M. Munawar
Foreword
T. Lee
An overwiew of the National Marine Conservation Areas Program in Canada and
its policy
D. MCBurney
An overview of Canadas first National Marine Park
D. Wilkes
Aspects of the historical marine background of Fathom Five National Marine Park
P. Folkes
Native history of the upper Bruce Peninsula through archaeology
J.S. Molnar, S.E. Janusas
Geological history of Fathom Five National Marine Park over the past 15. 000
years
S.M. Blasco
Island geology and land forms
D.W. Cowell
An overview of water chemistry and contaminants in Fathom Five National Marine
Park
R. McCrea, S. Painter, S. Parker
Aquatic ecosystem health of Fathom Five National Marine Park: Structural and
functional assessment
M. Munawar, I.F. Munawar, R. Dermott, S.F. Munawar, W. Norwood, C. Wenghofer,
D. Lynn, O.E. Johannsson, H. Niblock, S. Carou, M. Fitzpatrick, K. Gaasenbeek,
T. Weisse.
Vascular plants and vegetation
communities of Fathom Five National Marine Park
K.J. Robinson, S. Parker, J. Lusted
Fishes of the shallow littoral
zone of Fathom Five National Marine Park
J.K. Leslie, C.A. Timmins
The role of protected areas
to evaluate null species-abundance models: ground beetles (Coleoptera:
Carabidae) on the islands of Fathom Five National Marine Park
K. Welstead, T.D. Nudds
Spiders, flies and some
other arthropods of the Fathom Five National Marine Park islands and the upper
Bruce Peninsula
S.A. Marshall, C.M. Buddle, B.J. Sinclair, D.J. Buckle
Birds of Fathom Five National
Marine Park
D.P. Tate
Amphibians and reptils of
Fathom Five National Marine Park
D.G. Britton, K.A. Prior
Mammals of Fathom Five National
Marine Park
D.N. Potter
Parks and protected areas
as ecological baselines: establishment of baseline data on species-area relations
from island in Georgian Bay
H.A. Hager, T.D. Nudds
The ecology of the cliffs
of Fathom Five National Marine Park
D.W. Larson
The diving experience
S. McClellan
This book is an unique collection
of 18 invited contributions from various experts on specific topics. (Please
see overleaf for a list of contents). It is the first time that a monograph
of this type has focused on the conservation and protection of a protected area.
The diversity of topics and themes contained in this book will attract specialists,
managers, environmentalists, park rangers, students, the general public and
other readers since the content, although scientific in nature, is simple and
interesting. Fathom Five National Marine Park is a source of beauty, inspiration
and motivation. It is a place where research is able to pose questions on cultural
heritage, native biodiversity and anthropogenic stress. Most importantly, it
is simply a venue where a rich diversity of life, culture, and nature merge
and integrate in harmony. The editors hope that this monograph will appeal to
a variety of users as a source of knowledge, information and state-of-the-art
technology for the assessment of Canadian as well as other protected areas across
the world.