Flora Bank
| Flora Bank | |
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 Looking southward over the Flora Bank | |
  Flora Bank | |
| Coordinates | 54°11′N 130°18′W / 54.183°N 130.300°WCoordinates: 54°11′N 130°18′W / 54.183°N 130.300°W |
Flora Bank is a bank in British Columbia, Canada, located at the edge of Chatham Sound, between Lelu and Kitson Islands at the north entrance to , south of Prince Rupert. The bank was named after Miss Flora MacDonald, daughter of the manager of Inverness Cannery.[1]
Ecology[]
Flora Bank is recognized as one of the largest eelgrass beds in British Columbia, the have shown the area as important migratory/wintering waterfowl habitat, and the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans have identified the area as important habitats for Skeena River juvenile salmon, as well as important eulachon habitat.[2] Flora Bank is known as a critical habitat for juvenile epibenthic feeder species, such as chum, chinook, and pink salmon, which spend the early part of their marine life in shallow eelgrass beds and sheltered subestuaries.[3]
Geography[]
The sediments of the Flora Bank are relics from 8000-year-old glacial deposits, the processes sustaining the bank by holding its sediments in place are still not fully understood.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Flora Banks". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ "Flora Bank Eelgrass Survey" (PDF). World Wildlife Fund. May 2009. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ B.A. Faggetter. "Comments on the Pacific NorthWest LNG Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Assessment Certificate Application" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "The Environmental Implications of Sediment Transport in the Waters of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada: A Comparison Between Kinematic and Dynamic Approaches". Journal of Coastal Research. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
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