MARINE NIGHT � Fish and motile invertebrates of First Nations' clam gardens

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Monday, October 29th, 2018
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

MARINE NIGHT – Victoria Natural History Society Fish and motile invertebrates of First Nations' clam gardens Morgan Black is a PhD candidate at the University of Victoria and a Hakai Scholar studying the ecology and biodiversity of ancient clam gardens.

These are structures in the inter-tidal zone where rocks were piled strategically at the low tide mark to create a wall or terrace that changed the slope and composition of the beach. The conditions created were more suitable for clams to grow, and then be harvested. Clam gardens are at least hundreds, if not a few thousand years old. Habitats modified by humans are extensive the world over, and yet their effects on the local ecology are often poorly understood. Clam gardens provide a unique example of a long-standing human-caused habitat modification, and therefore an excellent opportunity to research the effects on the plants and animals that live there.