Saarela canadian science writers association meeting 8 june 2013 montreal
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Botanical exploration of the Soper River: plant discoveries in the Canadian Arctic
Jeffery M. Saarela
Plant exploration in the Canadian ArcticL'exploration des plantes dans l'Arctique canadien
Parry Expedition | Expédition de Parry1819-1820 Canadian Arctic Expedition
L'Expédition canadienne dans l'Arctique1913-1918
National Herbarium of CanadaHerbier national du Canada
Arctic Field ResearchRecherches sur le terrain dans l'Arctique
MintoInlet
20082008
2010
2009
Sokoloff
Katannilik Territorial Park Reserve – Centered on the Soper Heritage River
VMC
J. Dewey Soper – first botanical exploration of the river
40 collections by Soper (1931)27 collections by Aiken (2002)
Mount Joy
0KM
Sokoloff
Cabin 7
9KM
Sokoloff
Livingstone Falls
20KM
Sokoloff
Big Bend
35KM
Sokoloff
Soper Falls
49KM
Sokoloff
Kimmirut 60KM
Sokoloff
Gillespie
Arctic Field CampCamp de terrain dans l’Arctique
We explore different habitats, searching for plant species
898 collections – ca. 250 vascular plant species
= one collection
Platanthera obtusata – northern bog orchidBull
BullTriglochin palustris – marsh arrowgrass
BullBull
Source: USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. A
Cryptogramma stelleri – slender rock-brake
Salix planifolia – tea-leaved willow
BullSalix planifolia – tea-leaved willowBullBull
Bull
Hordeum jubatum subsp. jubatum – foxtail barley
Arctic Flora of Canada and Alaska
arcticplants.myspecies.info
The Arctic Climate in 2090
Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA), 2004