1983 – Friends of Ecological Reserves

Status and Management of the VI Marmot 1983

19DecemberGarry Fletcher117, Management, ReportsVancouver Island marmot.

Munro, Janz, Heinsalu and Smith of Fish and Wildlife Branch report : See PDF: status_and_management_of_vi_marmot

VI Marmot Inventory 1983

V.Heinsalu and G.W. Smith of Fish and Wildlife, Nanaimo do a field inventory of marmot colony areas See the PDF:heinsalu_&_smith_1983_vi_marmot_inventory

Nimpkish River Ecological Reserve Tall Trees report 1983, and letters.

15NovemberGarry Fletcher118, History, Logging old-growth, Rare Species, ReportsDouglas-fir, krajina, Vladimir Krajina

George Lepore, Director Area D( Nimpkish) Regional District of Mount Waddington did this report for the Wilderness Advisory Committee in 1983, before the creation of the reserve. There are also several letters about the politics leading up to the decision to protect the park, especially of note are the lobbying letters from Vladimir Krajina. See

Census of Double-crested and Pelagic Cormorants Breeding on Chain Islets ER -August 1983

16AugustGarry Fletcher94, Marine Reserves, Reports

A report by Wayne Campbell: Observers Jane Algard,Wayne Campbell,Richard Gibbs, Phil Nott, Marilyn Paul, and Phyllida Riseborough did a complete census of all islets . On Greater Chain Island for example there were a total of 522 nests with 351 eggs and 735 young. See the complete PDF: census_of_double-crested_and_pelagic_cormorants

Drizzle Lake Final Research Report: E. Stinson

8AugustGarry Fletcher52, Research, Species List

This is the final report to the ER office on research conducted by Elizabeth Stinson on the Drizzle lake ER between Apr 1981 and August, 1982 See the complete PDF:final_research_report_1983

Bog and Forest Ecosystems near Prince Rupert, BC

29JulyGarry Fletcher25, Geology, Research, Species Listblanket bog, CCPH, Coastal - Cedars - Pine - Hemlock zone

This reference is included since it details some of the unique characteristics of the blanket-bog ecosystem such as that which exists in the Dewdney Glide Ecological reserve. The full thesis of Allen Banner may be found at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/23880 A classification of the bog and forest ecosystems along four topographic transects near Prince Rupert, British Columbia

Taxonomic Studies of Marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta)

12JulyGarry Fletcher23, ResearchRandy Baker

This thesis was submitted posthumously for the late Howard Randall Baker at Uvic for his PhD in July 1983. 30 new species and eight new genera of tubificid oligochaetes are described, three genera and four species are redescribed and revised. The introduction to the thesis is shown here. taxonomic_studies_on_marine_Tubificidae_oligochaeta

Terrestrial vertebrates of the UBC Endowment Lands

22JuneGarry Fletcher74, Maps, Species List

David Newell submitted this in 1983. It contains an annotated species list and detailed maps in Section 3 of distribution of the animals . ( a valuable baseline study) See the 90 page PDF: terrestrial_vertebrates_of_ubc_lands

A review of factors governing the distribution of two closely related corixids in the saline lakes of BC.

12JuneGarry Fletcher35, Research

G.G. E Scudder published this paper in Hydrobiologica, Vol 105,Number 1 (1983)

Notes on the Lichens of Saltspring Island

12JuneGarry Fletcher16, Rare Species, Reports, Species List

C.D. Bird published this in The Oystercatcher (2) : 5. June 1983.

Forest Insect Disease Conditions Vancouver Forest Region, 1983

10JuneGarry Fletcher37, Reports

R.O. Wood and J. Vallentgoed did this report outlining disease conditions and forecasts population trends. See the complete PDF:forest_insect_and_disease_conditions_1983

San Juan Ridge Ecological Reserve Vegetation Survey 1983

3JuneGarry Fletcher83, Ecological Monitoring, ReportsErythronium montanum

B. Vogelzang did this report on a transect study. The area of special interest was Erythronium montanum See the PDF: San Juan Ridge survey 1983

Naikoon Master Plan : 1983

18MayGarry Fletcher10, 9, Management, Reports, Species List

The report reviews BC Ministry of Parks Policy in 1983 The area now involves both tow Hill and Rose Spit ERs naikoon_master_plan

Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness park

6MayGarry Fletcher68, Management, Maps, Reports

This is one of Canada’s largest and most significant parks at 675,0254 hectares. See pdf : spatsizi_wilderness_park

Beaver Ecology and a Biosurvey

16AprilGarry Fletcher76, Research, Species Listbeaver

Doreen Liner , Dave Kane and Alan McLeod submitted this research in April, 1983 for Dr. Fred Bunnell, UBC. It is a biosurvey of the Fraser River ER Islands , taken to investigate a suspected beaver problem and to update previously collected information. The report describes four permanent plots set up to facilitate future studies

Yearly Archives: 1983