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PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: St. Lawrence 

 River, Lac Monroe; open ocean, sandy and silty 

 beaches, rocky and gravelly shores, estuarine condi- 

 tions, brackish, shallow bays, eutrophic and oligo- 

 trophic lakes, and streams. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space for 15 visitors at Mont Tremblant, re- 

 search space for 15 at Montreal with living quarters 

 nearby ; no fees charged for research space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: In Co- 

 operation with the University of Montreal there is a 

 very extensive library; large outdoor ponds and tanks, 

 small aquarium tanks; research collections of fish and 

 plants; identified reference collection of fish from 

 Province of Quebec, and flora from Mont Tremblant 

 district; machine and \\ood shop, electrical and elec- 

 tronic shop, skilled shop workman available at Mon- 

 treal; small boats and outboard motors: 25 ft LOA 

 lobster boat. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: In Cooperation with the 

 University of Montreal Institute of Biology: Limnol- 

 ogy, ecology, biochemistry, microbiology, parasitology, 

 general invertebrate zoology, ichthyology, general 

 physiology, fishery biology, fisheries management, 

 algology, biogeography and botany. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Ten at professional level; 5 technicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Algae: Many species of Chlorciphyceae, Dcsmi- 

 diaceae, Chysophyceae, and Rhodophyceae. 



Aquatic Insects: Diptera, Odoiiata, Tricopteiti. 



Pisces: Catostoiiuis commerwu'i, Esox l//c///s, Salve- 

 I'liius fontiiialis, Senioiilns corporalis. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIINTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Relations of herbicides and insecticides to fish and 



aquatic vegetation (Bernard Vincent, Gustave 



Prevost, and Florian Grenier) 

 Effects of fish poisons and their residual toxicity on 



fish population (Gustave Prevost, Florian Grenier, 



and Bernard Vincent) 



MONT TREMBLANT BIOLOGICAL STATION 



Sturgeons of the Province of Quebec; trial raising of 

 sturgeons in La Verendrye Park (G. Roussow) 



Study of the role of sulphur-reducing bacteria in the 

 transformation of sulphur contained in polluted 

 and natural waters. (Raymond Desrochers) 



Biological inventory of the lakes in Mont Tremblant 

 Park ; reconditioning lakes with fish poisoning tech- 

 niques and introductions of new species. (Albert 

 Courtemanche) 



Behaviour of speckled trout raised in a hatchery and 

 released at an adult stage in rivers. (Albert Courte- 

 manche) 



Inventory of aquatic insects in Mont Tremblant Park. 

 (Adrien Robert) 



Feeding habits of speckled trout in Mont Tremblant 

 Park. (Adrien Robert) 



Biology and feeding habits of northern pike in Mont 



Tremblant Park (Jean-Rene Mongeau) 



Parasites of fish in Mont Tremblant Park. (Georges 

 Roussow) 



The cycles ot the principle mineral elements in the 

 metabolism of a lake in Mont Tremblant Park. 

 (Florian Grenier) 



Queen's University Biological Station 



POSTAL address: Kingston, Ontario, Canada. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Seward R. Brown, Director. 



year FOUNDED: 1944. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research in primary 



productivity of lakes, geochemistry of lake sediments, 



lichenology, palynology and plant and animal ecology. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: May 15 to September 15. 

 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Lake Ontario 



and other lakes connected by the Rideau Canal System. 

 I'KoviSKJNS FOR VISITING SCIENTIST: Research and 



living space for about 5 visitors; no fees charged for 



research space. 

 MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; small 



aquarium tanks, aquatic cages; wood shop; small 



boats and outboard motors. 

 major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 



Primary productivity and geochemistry of lake sedi- 

 ments (Seward R. Brown) 



Palynological studies (J. G. Ogden) 



Lichenology (Roland E. Beschel) 



Mosquito and Black-fly serology (A. S. West) 



Saskatchewan Department of Natural Re- 

 sources, Fisheries Laboratory 



POSTAL address: 122 Saskatchewan Research Council 

 Building, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, 

 Saskatchewan, Canada. 



EXECUTIVE officer: F. M. Atton, Biologist-in-Charge. 



SCOPE of activities: Restricted research on aquatic re- 

 sources through lake and stream surveys, ecological 



