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Biodiversity of the Central Coast






YOUR GUIDE TO COASTAL BIODIVERSITY

An interactive field guide to the species of the incredibly beautiful and
diverse Central Coast (and Great Bear Rainforest) of British Columbia.


Click here to begin!

 * Biodiversity of the Central Coast - Home
 * About the Central Coast
 * Species Guide
 * Identification Resources
 * Research
 * Media and Links
 * Resources for Educators
 * Gallery
 * About This Site


 
Red Irish lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus). Photo by Grant Callegari .

Copper rockfish juveniles (Sebastes caurinus). Photo by Tristan Blaine.

King gentian (Gentiana sceptrum). Photo by Kelly Fretwell.

Wolf-eel (Anarrhichthys ocellatus). Photo by Tristan Blaine.

Common red paintbrush (Castilleja miniata). Photo by Kelly Fretwell.

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EXPLORING THE SPECIES OF BRITISH COLUMBIA'S CENTRAL COAST 

Biodiversity of the Central Coast provides species identifications for many
plants and animals found in the Great Bear Rainforest on the Central Coast of
British Columbia, Canada, as well as some background information about the area.
It also provides some resources for identification assistance and further
species information, and links to research, publications, articles, media, and
other sites related to the Central Coast. Be sure to visit the Gallery page to
see some great photos of the area's landscape and species.
Many species listed on this site have ranges extending north to Alaska and south
to California, making Biodiversity of the Central Coast a useful resource for
identifying flora and fauna throughout the Pacific Northwest.

We also recommend using iNaturalist: a free app that will ID almost all species
for you from a photo you take. It's amazing technology that uses artificial
intelligence (AI) to recognize species. You can also record the location of your
observation: a great contribution to biodiversity science!

Biodiversity of the Central Coast
is now available as a free app!





Right now you'll need a cell/wireless connection to use all of the pages. We're
working on a completely offline version to use in areas without cell service. In
the meantime, pages previously viewed in the app will become available offline.

Numerous links are provided throughout the text on this site. These links are
highlighted in green, and connect to useful photos, articles, definitions,
species ID pages on this site and others, or to other relevant information. As
well, most of the photos throughout the site will expand when clicked. 

This site is constantly evolving as we improve the accuracy of our IDs. While we
believe that the large majority of species identifications on this site are
correct, we cannot guarantee that every species ID is correct (though it will be
close: to Family or Genus, at least). We identify to the best of our abilities
at the time, and uncertainty is indicated on species pages. Links to further
identification information are provided for you to make your own IDs in the
field. We will continue to update the website as we improve our identifications.
If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact us at
centralcoastbio [at] gmail.com


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This project was developed through the University of Victoria with generous
support from the Tula Foundation and the Hakai Institute. Read more about this
site to learn about these organizations.







 * Location
 * Communities
 * Environment >
    * Hakai Institute weather stations and webcams

 * Visitors

 * Plants >
    * Woody Vascular Plants >
       * Trees
       * Shrubs
   
    * Non-woody Vascular Plants >
       * Wildflowers
       * Grasses, Sedges, and Rushes
       * Ferns, Horsetails, Clubmosses, and more
   
    * Non-vascular Plants >
       * Mosses and Liverworts
       * Lichens

 * Fungi and Slime Molds
 * Seaweeds (Algae) and Seagrasses >
    * Red Seaweeds
    * Brown Seaweeds
    * Green Seaweeds
    * Seagrasses
    * All Seaweeds and Seagrasses

 * Birds >
    * Waterbirds and Shorebirds
    * Songbirds
    * Birds of Prey
    * Woodpeckers and Hummingbirds
    * Other Birds
    * All Birds

 * Land Animals >
    * Land Invertebrates
    * Amphibians and Reptiles
    * Land Mammals

 * Marine Animals >
    * Marine Invertebrates >
       * Bryozoans
       * Echinoderms
       * Cnidarians
       * Crustaceans
       * Molluscs
       * Sponges
       * Tunicates
       * Marine Worms
   
    * Fish
    * Marine Mammals
    * All Marine Animals

 * Species At Risk
 * All Species

 * Acknowledgements
 * Contact and Contribute