AbstractsBiology & Animal Science

It has been shown that very little work has been done on the ecology of streams. In Canada practically nothing has been done except in the interestof the fisheries. The value and place of such fresh water studies in our present civilization should be appreciated more than they have.The investigation of Molson's Creek is strictly that of synecology, that is, the stream as a whole. The present work merely records environmentalconditions and illustrates the fundamental principles underlying the balance of nature in most stream habitats. The author intends to enlarge thepresent work later when additional observations will justify the establishment of natural laws and a more detailed study of habitats. [...]