The text is aimed at high school readers and above, although the geology sections can be challenging to non-experts. The information is thoroughly researched and current as of 1997. Comments and updates are welcome, to keep this information current.

Copyright: Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, Province of Nova Scotia. May be reproduced for personal or classroom educational use. For other reproduction, contact the Museum Director.

Theme Regions
This website (volume 2 of the print version) takes a geographic approach. Nova Scotia has been divided into nine Theme Regions, which are in turn subdivided into Districts and then Units. A Theme Region is an area of distinctive character in which the landscape contains recurring patterns of landforms and vegetation, which have developed through the combination of many physical and biological factors. The Theme Region approach seeks to integrate the different elements of natural history that are so often studied in isolation - climate, geology, landforms, oceanography, coastal regimes, soils, water characteristics, plants and animals. The system enables us to explore and interpret the ecological diversity of Nova Scotia and the impacts of human activity on the landscape. The development of an holistic view of the landscape is consistent with contemporary interests in landscape ecology as a basis for resource management.

The Natural History of Nova Scotia Vol. 2 Theme Regions was put online during the summer of 1998. Take a look at our credits page for more information.

Print Version
The Natural History of Nova Scotia is also available in a print edition. Volumes 1 & 2 may be purchased from the Nova Scotia Museum at a cost of $35.00 each. For more information call toll-free 1-800-632-1114, or e-mail doucetat@gov.ns.ca.