Northeast Slopes Protected Areas – Source Synthesis (A compilation of information sources, including the types and levels of information available, for Kakwa Wildland Provincial Park, Willmore Wilderness Park, Sulphur Gates Recreation Area and Rock Lake- Solomon Creek Wildland Provincial Park.) Prepared By: M. Meijer March 2004 For: Resource Data Branch Strategic Corporate Services Division Alberta Sustainable Resource Development Table of Contents Table of Contents .............................................................................................................ii Table of Tables .................................................................................................................iv Table of Figures.................................................................................................................v Acknowledgements .........................................................................................................vii 1.0 Introduction.................................................................................................................1 2.0 Sources.......................................................................................................................2 2.1 Information Sources..............................................................................................2 2.1.1Constraints .......................................................................................................2 Accuracy................................................................................................................2 Accessibility...........................................................................................................2 2.1.2 Level and Types of Information....................................................................3 Scale.......................................................................................................................3 Data Collection Methods .....................................................................................3 3.0 Biophysical Information.............................................................................................3 3.1 Geology...................................................................................................................4 3.1.1 General Information.......................................................................................4 3.2 Water Resources (Hydrology) .............................................................................6 3.2.1 General Information.......................................................................................6 3.2.2 Area Specific Information and Detailed Point Information.......................6 3.3 Landform (Surficial Geology) .............................................................................10 3.3.1 General Information.....................................................................................10 3.3.2 Area Specific Information............................................................................11 3.3.3 Detailed Point Information...........................................................................12 3.4 Soils .......................................................................................................................22 3.4.1 General Information.....................................................................................22 3.4.2 Area Specific Information............................................................................22 3.4.3 Detailed Point Information...........................................................................23 3.5 Ecology..................................................................................................................28 3.5.1 General Information.....................................................................................28 3.5.2 Area Specific Information............................................................................28 3.5.3 Detailed Point Information...........................................................................29 3.6 Flora (Vegetation)................................................................................................32 3.6.1 Vegetation Communities.............................................................................32 General Information ...........................................................................................32 Area Specific Information..................................................................................33 Detailed Point Information.................................................................................34 3.6.2 Vascular Plants.............................................................................................40 General Information ...........................................................................................40 Area Specific Information..................................................................................40 Detailed Plot Information...................................................................................41 3.6.3 Non-Vascular Plants (Bryophytes & Lichens)..........................................41 General Information ...........................................................................................41 Area Specific Information..................................................................................41 Northeast Slopes Protected Areas - Source Synthesis: March 2004 ii Detailed Point Information.................................................................................41 3.6.4 Rare Communities and Species ................................................................41 General Information and Area Specific Information......................................41 Detailed Point Information.................................................................................42 3.7 Fungi......................................................................................................................53 3.8 Fauna (Wildlife)....................................................................................................53 3.7.1 Insects ............................................................................................................55 General Information ...........................................................................................55 Area specific information...................................................................................55 Detailed Information...........................................................................................56 3.7.2 Fish.................................................................................................................56 General Information ...........................................................................................56 Area Specific Information..................................................................................56 Detailed Information...........................................................................................57 3.7.3 Birds ...............................................................................................................57 General Information ...........................................................................................57 Specific Area Information..................................................................................58 Detailed Information...........................................................................................58 3.7.4 Mammals .......................................................................................................59 General Information ...........................................................................................59 Area Specific Information..................................................................................60 Detailed Information...........................................................................................61 3.7.5 Amphibians and Reptiles ............................................................................63 General Information ...........................................................................................63 Area Specific Information..................................................................................63 Detailed Plot Information...................................................................................64 4.0 Cited References and Other Sources of Potential Interest...............................73 4.1 Literature ...............................................................................................................73 4.2 Databases and Web Sites..................................................................................85 Appendix 1.......................................................................................................................87 Appendix 2.......................................................................................................................90 Northeast Slopes Protected Areas - Source Synthesis: March 2004 iii Table of Tables Table 1. Sources of geological information..................................................................5 Table 2. Personnel contacted for further water resources information....................7 Table 3. Sources of water resources information. ......................................................8 Table 4. Level of landform information documented by ESIS plots.......................12 Table 5. Sources of landform information..................................................................17