The Canadian Field-Naturalist

A peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing ecology, behaviour, taxonomy, conservation, and other topics relevant to Canadian natural history.

The subscription paywall for The Canadian Field-Naturalist is now active. A subscription is required to view the four most recent issues of the journal; all older issues are freely available. Please log in to the website to access the four most recent issues. If you paid for a subscription but cannot access journal content, please contact William Halliday (info -at- canadianfieldnaturalist -dot- ca).

All content that is more than five years old is freely available at the Biodiversity Heritage Library. The predecessors of The Canadian Field-Naturalist, the Transactions of the Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club and The Ottawa Naturalist, are also available at the Biodiversity Heritage Library. 

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