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Welcome to the RGIS website
The Research Group on Introduced Species (RGIS) conducts multidisciplinary research and publicizes information on the effects of introduced species on natural ecosystems within the Haida Gwaii archipelago (Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada). Work to date has focused on the effects of introduced deer and squirrel on native vegetation and fauna.
On this site, designed to inform both a specialized and non specialized audience, you will find: An introduction to Haida Gwaii A note on introduced species and on the issues they raise on Haida Gwaii A short presentation of RGIS, A nutshell summary of what we learned More details on the science done to date and on the broader relevance of its results Ways to access the scientific publications produced material from the 2002 symposium Guidelines for teachers interested in using our work in school curriculum
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Credits: we would like to thank all those that made their pictures available for this site and Barb Rowsell and Lenaic Paul who put it all together.

Welcome to the RGIS website