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Areas visited were chosen because they were known to have, or were considered likely to have, a diverse flora of rare species; and/or because they were known to be threatened by human activity or development. Some of the sites surveyed were within existing or proposed parks or ecological reserves.


1999:

• the west coast and the Great Northern Peninsula, from the Port au Port Peninsula to St. Anthony [map]; plus some comparative work in southeastern Labrador
• coastal limestone barrens

2000:

• the west coast and the Great Northern Peninsula, from Port aux Basques to Cape Norman, including the watersheds of the Main and Soufflets Rivers [map]
• coastal limestone barrens, forests, salt marshes, estuaries, and freshwater aquatic habitats

2001:

• the northeast coast from the Baie Verte Peninsula to the Bonavista Peninsula, the Cape Norman area, the Exploits Valley, and localities on the southwest coast between the Codroy Valley and the Bay of Islands [map]
• coastal limestone, rock and heath barrens; coastal sand dunes; small islands; salt marshes; river shores; lakes and ponds