The Biodiversity Atlas of British Columbia
Title | The Biodiversity Atlas of British Columbia PDF eBook |
Author | M. A. Austin |
Publisher | |
Pages | 164 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN |
With sixty descriptive maps and accompanying text, The Biodiversity Atlas of British Columbia provides a broad overview of the province?s range of terrestrial and freshwater biological diversity. Bringing together data from numerous sources summarized in map form, the Atlas provides a window to B.C.?s diverse ecosystems, the species that live in them, and the elements of British Columbia?s biodiversity that make it globally significant. The Atlas also presents a visual perspective of a number of human-induced threats, including climate change, affecting biodiversity in B.C. today. The Atlas is designed to serve as a companion document to Taking Nature?s Pulse: The Status of Biodiversity in British Columbia ? a comprehensive scientific assessment of biodiversity in the province. Both the Atlas and Taking Nature?s Pulse are projects of Biodiversity BC, a partnership of conservation groups and government agencies.
Atlas of British Columbia
Title | Atlas of British Columbia PDF eBook |
Author | A.L. Farley |
Publisher | UBC Press |
Pages | 146 |
Release | 2011-11-01 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0774844280 |
The Atlas of British Columbia is the first major cartographic study of the province to be published since 1956. Created through close co-operation between government, the private sector, and the unviersity, it is the successor to the British Columbia Atlas of Resources which, for twenty years, has been the standard reference work used by schools, industry, government, and the general public. The most recent data available have been used to give an accurate, comprehensive picture of British Columbia's economy as it is today. Comparative studies show the development orf the province's manpower and natural resources as well as the rapid growth of industry and technology since the beginning of the century. In party, the emphasis of the atlas reflects thousands of specific requests for up-to-date resource information rercorded over the last ten years.
World Atlas of Biodiversity
Title | World Atlas of Biodiversity PDF eBook |
Author | Brian Groombridge |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 362 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780520236684 |
Global biological diversity, ecosystem diversity.
Atlas of British Columbia [cartographic Material]
Title | Atlas of British Columbia [cartographic Material] PDF eBook |
Author | A. L. (Albert L.) Farley |
Publisher | Crane Library, University of British Columbia |
Pages | 20 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | British Columbia |
ISBN |
Biodiversity in British Columbia
Title | Biodiversity in British Columbia PDF eBook |
Author | Canadian Wildlife Service |
Publisher | UBC Press |
Pages | 464 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN |
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.
Biodiversity in British Columbia
Title | Biodiversity in British Columbia PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 426 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Biodiversity |
ISBN |
Bats of British Columbia
Title | Bats of British Columbia PDF eBook |
Author | David W. Nagorsen |
Publisher | UBC Press |
Pages | 186 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780774804820 |
Beginning a new series, a handbook of information about the 16 species of bats in British Columbia, Canada, with an emphasis on identification, distribution, natural history, and conservation of these unique mammals. Includes an identification key, maps, and bandw drawings of each species, plus general information on the bat life cycle and the study of bats. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR