Author: Wild BC (Program)Publisher:
ISBN: 9780772654502
Category : Biodiversity conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Garry Oak Ecosystems of British Columbia
Author: Wild BC (Program)Publisher:
ISBN: 9780772654502
Category : Biodiversity conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Garry Oak Ecosystem Restoration
Author: Society for Ecological Restoration. British Columbia Section. MeetingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Restoration ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Garry Oak Ecosystems
Author: British Columbia. Ministry of Environment, Lands and ParksPublisher: Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks
ISBN: 9780772674692
Category : Biodiversity conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
One of a series of Ecosystems at Risk in British Columbia brochures that present profiles of various ecosystems considered to be biologically "at risk" in the Province. Describes the ecosystems' components, history, present status, and importance, and explains why they are at risk.
Invasive Species in Garry Oak and Associated Ecosystems in British Columbia
Author: Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery TeamPublisher:
ISBN: 9780973218114
Category : Alien plants
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Online updated version of the print edition of Invasive species in Garry Oak and associated ecosystems in British Columbia. Also includes a section on invasive species and restoration.
Gardens Aflame
Author: Maleea AckerPublisher: New Star Books
ISBN: 1554200652
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Accustomed to the dark, dripping stands of Douglas–fir, spruce and hemlock that blanketed the Hudson's Bay Company outposts on the remote western coast of the "new World" the first Europeans were surely startled to see the wide–open landscapes of the Garry oak meadows they encountered on Southern Vancouver Island ––– landscapes that might have reminded any explorers who had ventured into the African savannahs of what they had seen there. Though slow in comprehending what they had stumbled upon, the Europeans immediately recognized the deep, rich deposits of black soil that extended many feet below the surface, and James Douglas chose the site as the ideal location for the HBC's new fort, and settlement. What the newcomers failed to appreciate is that these meadows were not the work of nature alone, but of the Coast Salish peoples who had been living in these parts for millennia. With the construction of the fort of Victoria began an encroachment on these Garry oak meadows, built up over centuries if not millennia, a process that continues today. In Gardens Aflame, Victoria writer and environmentalist Maleea Acker tells us about this unique and vanishing ecosystem, and the people who have made it their life's work to save the Garry oak and the environment ––– including the human environment ––– it depends on. Acker tells us about the Garry oak species and its unique habits and requirements, including its unusual summer dormancy period, when all the surrounding plants are coursing with life. We learn something about the scientists, arborists, and Garry oak–loving volunteers who have dedicated themselves to this tree; and about Theophrastus, Humboldt, and their other forebearers who are still reshaping our notions of nature and humans' place in it. And in the course of Acker's story, we see her fall under the spell of the strange beauty woven by these magnificent trees, and the ecosystems they tower over ––– until, in the final act, she decides to turn her own front yard into her own version of a Garry oak meadow, defying City Hall and the neighbours, and bringing to a head in 2011 all the issues raised 150 years ago when Europeans first saw the open meadows of Southern Vancouver Island. Gardens Aflame is number 21 in the Transmontanus series.
Species at Risk in Garry Oak and Associated Ecosystems in British Columbia
Author: Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery TeamPublisher:
ISBN: 9780973218107
Category : Endangered ecosystems
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Online updated version of the print edition of Species at risk in Garry Oak and associated ecosystems in British Columbia. Also includes FAQs on legislation and policy for the protection of Garry Oak ecosystems.
Restoring B.C.'s Garry Oak Ecosystems
Author: Donald Sidney EastmanPublisher:
ISBN: 9780973218145
Category : Endangered ecosystems
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Results and Data from an Ecological Study of Garry Oak (Quercus Garryana) Ecosystems in Southwestern British Columbia
Author: Wayne Richard EricksonPublisher: British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range Forest Scienc
ISBN:
Category : Ecosystem management
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
This report contains information from the author's MSc thesis, which presented ecological data collected during a survey of the Garry oak (Quercus garryana) habitat in southwestern British Columbia (B.C.) from 1992 to 1994. The purpose of collecting this data was to develop a classification system and management strategy for identifying and protecting the Garry oak habitat in B.C.--Includes text from document.
Garry Oak (Quercus Garryana) Plant Communities in British Columbia
Author: Wayne R. EricksonPublisher: British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range Forest Scienc
ISBN:
Category : Oregon oak
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
"This field guide covers the native plant communities with a component of Garry oak (Quercus garryana) in British Columbia. It is a guide to identification of these communities, which can be applied to the woodlands, savannah, meadow, and rock outcrops within and near the zone of influence of oak canopy. The guide does not cover very specific occurrences, such as vernal pools, or the broader set of associated ecosystems that help form the Garry oak landscape."--Document.
Oregon Oak
Author: United States. Forest ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Oregon oak
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description