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Birds of British Columbia, Volume 1 : Nonpasserines - Introduction, Loons Through Waterfowl.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press, 2007Copyright date: ©1992Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (533 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780774856348
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Birds of British Columbia, Volume 1DDC classification:
  • 598.097
LOC classification:
  • QL685.5.B8 -- B57 1990eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- INTRODUCTION -- General Introduction -- The Province -- The Bird Resource: Its National and International Significance -- Changes in the Bird Resource -- History of the Project -- The Book -- The Future -- Ornithological History -- The Explorers -- The Collectors -- Natural History Societies -- The Observer-Naturalists -- Ornithology at British Columbia Universities -- Ornithology at Other Universities -- Conservation and Management of Birds in British Columbia -- The Environment -- An Overview -- Ecoregions of British Columbia -- Northeast Pacific Ecoprovince -- Coast and Mountains Ecoprovince -- Georgia Depression Ecoprovince -- Central Interior Ecoprovince -- Sub-Boreal Interior Ecoprovince -- Southern Interior Mountains Ecoprovince -- Southern Interior Ecoprovince -- Boreal Plains Ecoprovince -- Taiga Plains Ecoprovince -- Northern Boreal Mountains Ecoprovince -- Changes in the Environment -- Taxonomy -- Methods, Terms, and Abbreviations -- Data Sources and Limitations -- Form and Content -- SPECIES ACCOUNTS -- Checklist of British Columbia Birds -- Regular Species -- Gaviiformes -- Podicipediformes -- Procellariiformes -- Pelecaniformes -- Ciconiiformes -- Anseriformes -- Casual, Accidental, Extirpated, and Extinct Species -- Hypothetical Species -- APPENDICES -- Appendix 1 - Migration Chronology -- Appendix 2 - Summary of Official Christmas Bird Counts in British Columbia: 1957 through 1984 -- Appendix 3 - Contributors -- REFERENCES CITED -- ADDENDA -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS.
Summary: For the first time, the natural history, migration patterns, habitat requirements, reproductive biology, and distribution of the province's birdlife are combined in one publication.
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Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- INTRODUCTION -- General Introduction -- The Province -- The Bird Resource: Its National and International Significance -- Changes in the Bird Resource -- History of the Project -- The Book -- The Future -- Ornithological History -- The Explorers -- The Collectors -- Natural History Societies -- The Observer-Naturalists -- Ornithology at British Columbia Universities -- Ornithology at Other Universities -- Conservation and Management of Birds in British Columbia -- The Environment -- An Overview -- Ecoregions of British Columbia -- Northeast Pacific Ecoprovince -- Coast and Mountains Ecoprovince -- Georgia Depression Ecoprovince -- Central Interior Ecoprovince -- Sub-Boreal Interior Ecoprovince -- Southern Interior Mountains Ecoprovince -- Southern Interior Ecoprovince -- Boreal Plains Ecoprovince -- Taiga Plains Ecoprovince -- Northern Boreal Mountains Ecoprovince -- Changes in the Environment -- Taxonomy -- Methods, Terms, and Abbreviations -- Data Sources and Limitations -- Form and Content -- SPECIES ACCOUNTS -- Checklist of British Columbia Birds -- Regular Species -- Gaviiformes -- Podicipediformes -- Procellariiformes -- Pelecaniformes -- Ciconiiformes -- Anseriformes -- Casual, Accidental, Extirpated, and Extinct Species -- Hypothetical Species -- APPENDICES -- Appendix 1 - Migration Chronology -- Appendix 2 - Summary of Official Christmas Bird Counts in British Columbia: 1957 through 1984 -- Appendix 3 - Contributors -- REFERENCES CITED -- ADDENDA -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS.

For the first time, the natural history, migration patterns, habitat requirements, reproductive biology, and distribution of the province's birdlife are combined in one publication.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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