A survey of Greenwich, Prince Edward Island National Park flora and suggestions for managing rare plant species.

摘要

The Greenwich peninsula was recently designated as part of Prince Edward Island National. Park (PEINP). With this designation comes an overriding commitment to maintain ecological integrity. Greenwich management goals are to maintain ecological integrity by managing the site's resources and ecosystems in a manner that will maintain ecological processes for the future and minimise impacts and impairments. The unique floral communities and rare floral species at Greenwich are valued ecological resources. Focusing management and monitoring attention on rare plants is therefore an appropriate management and monitoring goal for this park.; Indigenous plant species were categorised to (1) identify the plant species most in need of management attention and (2) to provide information regarding rare plants for possible inclusion in a suite of focal indicator species for Greenwich. This was accomplished by (1) completing a floral survey of the Western area of Greenwich, PEINP, and (2) by devising a framework to focus attention on rare indigenous plants.; The 1998 floral survey involved a systematic survey of the five Greenwich habitat types: sand dune, forest, old field, wetland, and shoreline. A total of 293 plant species and 11 additional plant genera were identified. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)