Download or read book Sampling Methods for Bats written by Donald W. Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Community based Ecosystem Monitoring in British Columbia written by Patrick Yarnell and published by Kamloops, B.C. : FORREX. This book was released on 2003 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patrick Yarnell, an environmental planning and management consultant from Vancouver, had the right combination of knowledge and expertise for the project, and was contracted in the fall of 2001 to research and write a preliminary report to submit to the Board. [...] To successfully engage the public, a government must understand the motivations of volunteers; to provide quality data, volunteers must understand the requirements of a structured monitoring program; and, to facilitate the sharing of knowledge, an extension organization must understand the relationships and gaps between the needs of decision makers, NGOs, and volunteers. [...] In their study of the participation of public stewardship and advocacy groups in the protection of fish habitat, Rosenau and Angelo (2001) profiled three groups: the Alouette River Management Society (ARMS), the Pitt River and Area Watershed Network (PRAWN), and the Burnaby Lake System Project (BLSP). [...] The Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment Network and the Canadian Nature Federation have similar partnerships and programs for WormWatch (with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) and IceWatch (with the Meteorological Service of Canada and Laval University). [...] The CDC maintains a Biological and Conservation Data System of occurrence records, and produces reports of the occurrence and rarity (global and provincial) of species.

Download or read book Evaluation of British Columbia s Environmental Assessment Process written by Barry Sadler and published by The Office. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report summarizes an evaluation conducted to provide an independent & impartial review of the experience to date in implementing British Columbia's environmental assessment process. The evaluation focused on the procedural purposes of the province's Environmental Assessment Act. The primary basis for the evaluation was consultation with stakeholders and participants via questionnaires, workshops, and discussions. The report begins with an review of the legal and policy framework of the environmental assessment process and its implementation to date. Systemic, strategic, and specific issues regarding implementation are then discussed, such as process inflexibility, adequacy of project reviews, First Nations participation, and pre-application preparedness. Finally, recommendations are outlined regarding enhancing the effectiveness of the process, ensuring identification of the full range of issues and effects, ensuring resolution of technical issues, promoting certainty, and encouraging accountability. Appendices include a copy of the survey questionnaire.

Download or read book Research Priorities for Environmental Management in British Columbia Volume 1 written by Thomas I. Gunton and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Noninvasive Survey Methods for Carnivores written by Robert A. Long and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2012-09-26 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The status of many carnivore populations is of growing concern to scientists and conservationists, making the need for data pertaining to carnivore distribution, abundance, and habitat use ever more pressing. Recent developments in “noninvasive” research techniques—those that minimize disturbance to the animal being studied—have resulted in a greatly expanded toolbox for the wildlife practitioner. Presented in a straightforward and readable style, Noninvasive Survey Methods for Carnivores is a comprehensive guide for wildlife researchers who seek to conduct carnivore surveys using the most up-to-date scientific approaches. Twenty-five experts from throughout North America discuss strategies for implementing surveys across a broad range of habitats, providing input on survey design, sample collection, DNA and endocrine analyses, and data analysis. Photographs from the field, line drawings, and detailed case studies further illustrate on-the-ground application of the survey methods discussed. Coupled with cutting-edge laboratory and statistical techniques, which are also described in the book, noninvasive survey methods are effi cient and effective tools for sampling carnivore populations. Noninvasive Survey Methods for Carnivores allows practitioners to carefully evaluate a diversity of detection methods and to develop protocols specific to their survey objectives, study area, and species of interest. It is an essential resource for anyone interested in the study of carnivores, from scientists engaged in primary research to agencies or organizations requiring carnivore detection data to develop management or conservation plans.

Download or read book New Approaches to Ecological Surveys written by Patricia Catherine Cramer and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2009 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Biodiversity in British Columbia written by Canadian Wildlife Service and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book consists of a collection of individual papers surveying the existing knowledge of biodiversity in British Columbia. The first section contains papers that consider the importance of an ecosystem-centred approach to the conservation of biodiversity, explain the methods of classifying the status of rare species, and review the role of biosystematics and taxonomy in the study of biodiversity. The second section focuses on the diversity of species in British Columbia, with papers on specific species or groups such as lepidoptera, marine invertebrates, lichens, bryophytes, fish, fungi, mammals, birds, reptiles, and vascular plants. Part three summarises information on the diversity of the province's ecosystems, with papers on such topics as forests, grasslands, marine areas, urban areas, and atmospheric change. The final section discusses ways of protecting biodiversity, concluding with a summary of recommendations for biodiversity conservation.

Download or read book Wildlife Capability Classification for British Columbia written by Dennis Alvin Demarchi and published by Province of British Columbia Ministry of Environment. This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Forest Pattern and Ecological Process written by David Lindenmayer and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2009 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forest Pattern and Ecological Process is a major synthesis of 25 years of intensive research about the montane ash forests of Victoria, which support the world's tallest flowering plants and several of Australia's most high profile threatened and/or endangered species. It draws together major insights based on over 170 published scientific papers and books, offering a previously unrecognised set of perspectives of how forests function. The book combines key strands of research on wildfires, biodiversity conservation, logging, conservation management, climate change and basic forest ecology and management. It is divided into seven sections: introduction and background; forest cover and the composition of the forest; the structure of the forest; animal occurrence; disturbance regimes; forest management; and overview and future directions. Illustrated with more than 200 photographs and line drawings, Forest Pattern and Ecological Process is an essential reference for forest researchers, resource managers, conservation and wildlife biologists, ornithologists and mammalogists, and policy makers, as well as general readers with interests in wildlife and forests. Features: * The extent of synthesis at a range of key levels * The depth of new perspectives on forest processes and ecological patterns in one of the world's truly great forests - the montane ash forests * The breadth of past and very current research that is both pure and applied * The range of key topics and how they are inter-twined - wildfires, biodiversity conservation, logging, conservation management, climate change and basic forest ecology and management

Download or read book Ecological Census Techniques written by William J. Sutherland and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-08-03 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an updated version of the best selling first edition, Ecological Census Techniques, with updating, some new chapters and authors. Almost all ecological and conservation work involves carrying out a census or survey. This practically focussed book describes how to plan a census, the practical details and shows with worked examples how to analyse the results. The first three chapters describe planning, sampling and the basic theory necessary for carrying out a census. In the subsequent chapters international experts describe the appropriate methods for counting plants, insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds. As many censuses also relate the results to environmental variability, there is a chapter explaining the main methods. Finally, there is a list of the most common mistakes encountered when carrying out a census.

Download or read book Methodologies for Assessing the Cumulative Environmental Effects of Hydroelectric Development on Fish and Wildlife in the Columbia River Basin written by E. A. Stull and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Inventory Methods for Raptors written by Resources Inventory Committee (Canada). Terrestrial Ecosystems Task Force and published by Resources Inventory Committee. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Regenerating British Columbia s Forests written by R. Parish and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Regenerating British Columbia's Forests will assist those responsible for planning reforestation projects to reach informed decisions and will challenge them to consider primarily the biological factors basic to reforestation success rather than short-term costs and production technology. Although its main audience is practising foresters and forestry students of British Columbia, the text will be of considerable interest to foresters in other parts of Canada, the United States, and Europe who manage reforestation.

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Download or read book Practical Field Ecology written by C. Philip Wheater and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-04-12 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces experimental design and data analysis / interpretation as well as field monitoring skills for both plants and animals. Clearly structured throughout and written in a student-friendly manner, the main emphasis of the book concentrates on the techniques required to design a field based ecological survey and shows how to execute an appropriate sampling regime. The book evaluates appropriate methods, including the problems associated with various techniques and their inherent flaws (e.g. low sample sizes, large amount of field or laboratory work, high cost etc). This provides a resource base outlining details from the planning stage, into the field, guiding through sampling and finally through organism identification in the laboratory and computer based data analysis and interpretation. The text is divided into six distinct chapters. The first chapter covers planning, including health and safety together with information on a variety of statistical techniques for examining and analysing data. Following a chapter dealing with site characterisation and general aspects of species identification, subsequent chapters describe the techniques used to survey and census particular groups of organisms. The final chapter covers interpreting and presenting data and writing up the research. The emphasis here is on appropriate wording of interpretation and structure and content of the report.

Download or read book Sampling Design and Statistical Methods for Environmental Biologists written by Roger H. Green and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1979-05-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides--in an organized and compact source--a comprehensive guide to the principles of sampling design and statistical analysis methods. Reviews the principles of inference, sampling and statistical design, and hypothesis formulation, all with special reference to ecological data. Includes an impact study illustrating the principles presented. Contains a key to five broad categories of environmental studies--as well as examples and examines specific topics that apply to any environmental study. Provides a comprehensive bibliography which is cross-referenced to the text and keyed to a specific topic code (types of methods and environments studied).