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Scientific Research
Major Research Orientations at Parc national des Îles-de-Boucherville
Having extensive knowledge of the parks to better preserve them is the foundation that justifies the efforts invested in inventories, monitoring programs and scientific research. Below are the main research topics at Parc national des Iles-de-Boucherville:
- Studies on the common water reed
Researchers from the group "Phragmites" study the consequences of the common water reed’s invasion of fresh water marshes on biodiversity and reproduction, and attempt to develop methods of controlling the plant in these marshes. The park is part of these study sites. - Monitoring plants and animals at risk
Rare plants in the flood plain and others in the forest environment, as well as the Least Bittern (a very rare small heron) are monitored annually. - Monitoring of the impact of white-tailed deer on the park’s vegetation
We are trying to determine the impact of deer on forest regeneration, and on shrubs and plants at risk. An aerial survey of the archipelago’s deer population is also done annually.
Every year, we also conduct other monitoring projects and inventories. Among them are monitoring the nesting of birds of prey and the Green-backed Heron, monitoring the beaver, and inventorying avifauna in areas of interest.
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Québec Marsh Monitoring Program
Since 2004, as part of the Québec Marsh Monitoring Program (Bird Studies Canada), we have been taking an annual inventory of the birds in the park’s large marsh.
An American Bittern
Photo credit: Claude Lafond
Each inventory is done through the study of four semi-circular sampling stations of 100 m in radius on the edge of the marsh. At each of these stations, all the birds seen or heard in a 10-minute period are counted. Each station is surveyed twice per season between May 27 and July 12. Since the beginning of the monitoring program, we have observed or heard approximately 63 different bird species. Keep an eye on our schedule, because we offer visitors the chance to participate in these surveys.