Howe Sound Biosphere Region

GPTKB entity

Statements (127)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkbp:area 218,723 hectares
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Howe_Sound
gptkb:Squamish
gptkb:West_Vancouver
gptkb:Bowen_Island
gptkb:Anvil_Island
gptkb:Gambier_Island
gptkb:Keats_Island
gptkb:Lions_Bay
gptkb:Porteau_Cove
gptkbp:designationYear 2021
gptkbp:ecosystem gptkb:tropical_rainforest
marine ecosystem
mountain ecosystem
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Howe_Sound_Biosphere_Region_Initiative_Society
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Howe Sound Biosphere Region
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Sea_urchin
gptkb:Apple
gptkb:Azalea
gptkb:Brown_trout
gptkb:Hawthorn
gptkb:Laurel
gptkb:Magnolia
gptkb:Oak
gptkb:Oregon_grape
gptkb:Pacific_dogwood
gptkb:Poplar
gptkb:Rainbow_trout
gptkb:Sitka_spruce
gptkb:Western_red_cedar
gptkb:Wild_rose
gptkb:Willow
gptkb:bird
gptkb:fish
gptkb:great_blue_heron
gptkb:lake
gptkb:orange
gptkb:seafood
gptkb:Elm
gptkb:Walnut
gptkb:plum
gptkb:Alder
gptkb:Eulachon
gptkb:Northern_anchovy
gptkb:Sablefish
gptkb:Halibut
gptkb:Camellia
gptkb:Pacific_cod
gptkb:Steller_sea_lion
gptkb:Bigleaf_maple
gptkb:Heather
gptkb:Pacific_herring
gptkb:Pacific_salmon
gptkb:Western_hemlock
gptkb:northern_red-legged_frog
gptkb:western_toad
gptkb:Anemone
gptkb:Birch
gptkb:Chestnut
gptkb:Maple
gptkb:Beech
gptkb:Holly
gptkb:Arbutus
gptkb:Devil's_club
gptkb:Licorice_fern
gptkb:Salal
gptkb:Salmonberry
gptkb:Skunk_cabbage
gptkb:Garry_oak
gptkb:Pacific_yew
gptkb:Snowberry
gptkb:Elderberry
gptkb:Pacific_sand_lance
gptkb:Serviceberry
Hazelnut
Pear
black bear
cougar
herring
mountain goat
Blueberry
Cherry
Cottonwood
Cutthroat trout
Douglas fir
Huckleberry
Rhododendron
clam
marbled murrelet
rockfish
Coho salmon
Bull kelp
Chum salmon
Eelgrass
Kelp
Lingcod
Pink salmon
Sea cucumber
Sea star
Sockeye salmon
Steelhead trout
Surf smelt
dungeness crab
Ash
Clam
Indian plum
harbour seal
Sword fern
Red alder
Mussel
coastal cutthroat trout
Crabapple
Mountain ash
Ocean spray
Red huckleberry
Thimbleberry
glass sponge reefs
gptkbp:purpose conservation
sustainable development
logistical support for research and education
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:UNESCO
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus gptkb:Man_and_the_Biosphere_Programme
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Howe_Sound
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6