tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12427559562036518882024-03-05T14:13:42.500-08:00Biodiversity of British ColumbiaFind out what's new on E-Flora BC and E-Fauna BC. Read about BC Biodiversity. <br> Learn about citizen science in BC. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-27399334408402904492021-09-16T09:43:00.001-07:002021-09-16T09:44:17.407-07:00Birds of British Columbia Checklist 2021<p> An updated checklist of the <a href="https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/efauna/documents/BCBirdChecklistNov2014.pdf">Birds of British Columbia 2021</a>, prepared by Jamie Fenneman, is now available on E-Fauna BC. Some species have been added to the list, and some species have been removed. The latter are rare species that either require photo documentation of the sightings or review of the record has not been completed yet by the <b>BC Rare Bird Committee.</b> The checklist follows bird listings provided by the Conservation Data Centre of British Columbia.</p><p>Note that detailed information articles on rare/vagrant bird species in BC are provided by Rick Toochin <a href="https://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/efauna/bird-articles.html">here</a>. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-49356463351670939752021-09-01T08:23:00.005-07:002021-09-01T09:23:52.876-07:00Spider Checklist for BC: Worth a Visit<p>Check out our 2020 spider checklist on E-Fauna BC. This checklist is based on ongoing research by Royal BC Museum specialists for this faunal group. Authored by spider experts Robb Bennett, David Blades, Gergin Blagoev, Don Buckle, Claudia Copley, Darren Copley, Charles Dondale, and
Rick C. West, the checklist expands the spider species known from BC to 893 from an original count in 1967 of 212 species. The authors provide localities
data and general global distributions for all species and include mapping to show areas where spiders have been "reasonably well sampled" in BC. They say: "Many of the additions to
the checklist represent the first Canadian or Nearctic records of those taxa or are undescribed
species. By early 2020, data from nearly 42 000 spider specimens had been entered into the RBCM
database. Data from many specimens, however, remain unrecorded and currently (2020) the RBCM
collection is estimated to house more than 100 000 specimens."</p><p> The authors provide this summary of the results of their work:</p><p>"This 2020 version of the BC spider checklist (the fifth in the series hosted on-line by EFauna BC since
2006) presents the names, general distribution data, and specific BC localities for 893 species. This
number includes a few subspecies and more than 30 undescribed species (new to science—see “*”
entries in the checklist). The four preceding versions presented, respectively, 700, 729, 780, and
859 taxa (Bennett et al. 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017). On average, since 2006 about 18 species have
been added annually to the BC checklist. Many of the records added in recent years are the result
of barcoding of BC spider specimens by the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Blagoev et al. 2016), a
collaboration initiated in 2012. In addition to being new taxon records for BC, more than 70 are of
species never before recorded in Canada (e.g., Islandiana lasalana (Chamberlin & Ivie), Porrhomma
nekolai (L. Koch) or, in some instances, the Nearctic (e.g., Agyneta conigera (O. P.-Cambridge)). This incremental increase in species number shows no sign yet of slowing down and, because many
regions and habitats of the province (especially along the coast and in the northern half of the
province) still remain to be sampled, we believe the checklist of spiders known to occur in British
Columbia will eventually exceed 1000 species. Less than 1500 spider species have been reported
from Canada (Bennett et al. 2019) and a little less than 4000 species are recorded in North America
(Ubick et al. 2017). With probably ⅔ of the Canadian fauna and ¼ of the North American, it is clear
that BC is an important area for Nearctic spider diversity."</p><p>Since 2020, more species have been added to the checklist and will appear in the next update.</p><p>View the 2020 BC spider checklist <a href="https://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/efauna/documents/BC_Spider_Checklist_25_Mar_020_FINAL.PDF">here</a>. </p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-21350343904351141982021-08-08T17:22:00.001-07:002021-08-08T17:22:27.411-07:00Static Maps on E-Fauna BC<p> With our new interactive mapping now added for most wildlife groups on E-Fauna BC, we are now focusing on bringing in links to the previous static research maps that researchers have provided. These will be located below the interactive default maps. To achieve this, we have to reprogram the atlas pages. This will take a few weeks. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-75969480987781202262021-06-11T11:14:00.003-07:002021-06-11T15:40:10.700-07:00Mapping Updates and New Maps: Hoofed Mammals, Marine Mammals<p>Our mapping update is now underway and we are working through each group to bring in data layers for collections and observations. This will be ongoing for a few weeks. </p><p>This week, new maps have been provided for marine mammals and hoofed mammals. Until now, we had no maps for marine mammals, and no E-Fauna BC interactive maps for hoofed mammals (research maps only). Marine mammal data is captured during a search of GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility) and of other databases where available, including the VertNet Consortium. Hoofed mammal data is captured from these and others, including the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), the UBC Beaty Biodiversity Museum, the BC Conservation Data Center and the Royal BC Museum (RBCM). Note that zooming out on the interactive maps will provide a global view of distribution. Visit the interactive maps to view the colour-coded legend.</p><p>For hoofed mammals, our interactive maps do not separate subspecies, however this information is provided in the static research range maps. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-29569331435718424972021-05-28T06:49:00.002-07:002021-05-28T06:49:25.377-07:00New E-Fauna BC Maps<p>The maps on E-Fauna BC are now being updated. This includes a new presentation (new software) and new data. Clicking on the large interactive map link on an atlas page will now call up data from GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility), which includes worldwide data. <b>To view broader distribution data for a species, zoom out on the interactive maps. </b> The new interactive maps are now available for most faunal groups. A few groups are still being completed. The small maps on the atlas pages will be updated next. Stay tuned for more...</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-52697602172348926002021-04-02T11:28:00.005-07:002021-04-08T16:48:36.274-07:00New Maps on E-Flora BC: North American Distribution<p>Because our map software is no longer being supported, we have updated our maps on E-Flora BC with new software from ESRI. Work on the maps is ongoing. The presentation is slightly different now, and we now include data from GBIF (the Global Biodiversity Information Facility). The maps on E-Fauna BC are also being redeveloped. As before, the dots on the small maps and larger interactive maps are clickable, and you can pan the maps across North America to view a broader distribution. Zooming out on the large interactive maps will easily show users global distribution information. Please note that sometimes distributions may not reflect current taxonomic knowledge.<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"> </span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-44833388185392319332021-02-22T12:55:00.004-08:002021-02-22T16:52:49.527-08:00Information for Photographers<p>All content on E-Flora BC is covered by <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/services/business/ip/copyright.html" target="_blank">Canadian Copyright Law</a>. Please note: for photographs submitted to the site, adherence to copyright law is the responsibility of the photographer. Please ensure that you own the copyright to all photos that you submit to E-Flora and E-Fauna BC for publication, and that you have the right to submit the photos to our site.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-18185781606552432342020-09-30T16:29:00.005-07:002021-05-24T13:27:21.424-07:00Bumble Bees on E-Fauna BC<p>As of September 2020, Maria Leung has taken on editing the bumble bee section on E-Fauna BC. Maria is a wildlife biologist in the Yukon who has built considerable knowledge of bumble bees and other bee species. She says: "<span style="color: #385723; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #385723;">My work as a wildlife biologist is long and varied, spanning a range of taxonomic groups (mammals, birds, aquatic fauna, insects) and ecosystems (arctic, taiga, boreal, BC interior forest and alpine, coastal). The common thread through these different studies is the deep interest in wild species in their native habitats and the concern for their ability to persist through the stresses imposed by anthropomorphic change." </span></p><div><br /></div><div>Our reviewers and editors are important to E-Fauna BC and bring important species and ecological knowledge to their work. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-50968362392187596822020-07-11T16:25:00.002-07:002020-07-12T10:10:22.908-07:00Updated Mosses and Liverworts on E-Flora BCWe have now updated the Mosses and Liverworts on E-Flora BC to match the BCCDC listings, with many new species now displayed. Shortly we will update again when a new list currently in preparation is ready to go, co-authored by E-Flora bryophyte editor Steve Joya and other BC moss experts.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-54746546624408995872020-04-29T10:16:00.002-07:002020-05-30T17:43:19.296-07:00Update on E-Flora BC and E-Fauna BCThe distribution maps are now restored on both E-Flora BC and E-Fauna BC. Now we are working on updating our mapping software to the newest version. That should be completed over the next few weeks. Most components of the sites have now been restored. Editing continues for nomenclature, that is on-going. Please let us know if you find that something doesn't work or needs attention.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-13199717834412770802020-04-10T11:43:00.002-07:002020-04-10T17:54:01.563-07:002020 Checklist of the Spiders (Araneae) of British Columbia now available<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Male <i>Rhomphaea fictilium</i> (Hentz), a species of cobweb spider.<br />
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The 2020 <b>Checklist of the Spiders of British Columbia</b> is now available on the E-Fauna BC <a href="https://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/efauna/SpeciesChecklists.html" target="_blank">checklists page</a> thanks to the efforts of BC spider specialist Robb Bennett and co- authors David Blades, Gergin Blagoev, Don Buckle, Claudia Copley, Darren Copley, Charles Dondale and Rick C. West. This updated checklist features an annotated list of the 893 spider species of BC, a detailed summary of the work involved so far in documenting the spider fauna, and a detailed reference list. Based on this work, the number of documented spider species have increased: "The number of species recorded in BC has climbed from 212 in 1967 through 653 in 2006 to 893 in 2020." More species are expected to be found.<br />
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View the checklist <a href="https://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/efauna/documents/BC_Spider_Checklist_25_Mar_020_FINAL.PDF" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Species accounts provided in the checklist provide global distribution information and listings of collection locations/locales in BC for each species. An example species account for the Western Black Widow (<i>Latrodectus hesperus</i>) is provided below.<br />
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<b><i>Latrodectus hesperus</i> Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 </b></div>
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<b>Global Distribution</b>: Southern BC to SK south to northern Mexico.<br />
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<b>BC Records</b>: Powell R, Savary Is, Nanaimo, Crofton, Duncan, Cobble Hill, Malahat, Sooke area (Monument Ridge, Mt Manuel Quimper), Victoria area (Mary Hill,
Mt Braden, Metchosin, Mt MacDonald, Langford, Goldstream Prov Pk, View Royal, James Bay, Uplands Regional Pk, Mt Tolmie, Royal Oak, Sparton
Rd, Mt Newton, Island View Beach, Swartz Bay), Saltspring Is (Mt Maxwell), North Pender Is, Galiano Is, Mayne Is, Saturna Is (Warburton Pike), Vancouver area (Centennial Beach), Chilliwack, Lillooet, Nicola Lk, Douglas Lk, Williams Lk, Kamloops, Salmon Arm, Oliver, Vernon, Kelowna,
Summerland, Penticton, Vaseux Lk, Oliver, Osoyoos, Haynes Lease Eco Res, Mt Kobau, Nighthawk, Christina Lk, Granite Mtn, Trail, CranbrookUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-62624682004350590732020-03-08T16:46:00.001-07:002020-03-08T16:51:12.510-07:00Wall Lizards in BC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The introduced Wall Lizard (<i>Podacris muralis</i>) in BC was previously reported from a small area east of Victoria (Matsuda 2006) but has expanded its distribution to adjacent areas, including adjacent islands. Citizen scientist and photographer <a href="https://catherinebabault.photoshelter.com/archive" target="_blank">Catherine Babault</a> has photographed the lizard on Denman Island (March 2020), providing documentation. Reptile and amphibian specialist Brent Matsuda is working to confirm her observation. </div>
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Read more about the Wall Lizard from the Habitat Acquisition Trust <a href="https://www.hat.bc.ca/images/EuropeanWallLizardAlert_factguide.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-45440620155898344502020-03-08T11:23:00.001-07:002020-03-08T11:29:08.144-07:00Broad-winged Hawk in BCA new article on the <a href="https://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/efauna/documents/BWHA-article-RT-EAR-PB-DB-LH.pdf" target="_blank">Broad-winged Hawk</a> in BC by Rick Toochin, E. Alan Russell, David Baker, Paul Baker, Louis Haviland is now posted on our Birds of BC pages.<br />
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This is an interesting bird species and the authors provide a good overview and some insight into occurrences in BC: "In British Columbia, this species has been
rapidly increasing in frequency of detection since 1990, and has been found breeding in the
Peace River Region, the Golden area, and the Prince George region, but the northern region of
the province is highly under-birded and it is far more likely that the Broad-winged Hawk has
moved further west as a breeder than current records reflect (e-bird database 2020). The
secretive nature of this species, coupled with its relative scarcity, makes finding nest sites
difficult. This is likely why there are to date only a few known nest sites in the province. Despite
few nests discovered, there have been an ever increasing number of fall and spring migrants all
over the province in the past 10-20 years (e-bird database 2020)."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-22170504028389590282020-03-08T11:00:00.002-07:002020-03-08T16:48:35.640-07:00Yellow-browed Warbler in BC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yellow-browed Warbler, photo by Peter Candido</div>
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Several new bird articles prepared by Rick Toochin have been posted on the E-Fauna Birds of BC pages, including an article on the <a href="https://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/efauna/documents/YBWA-article-RT.pdf" target="_blank">Yellow-browed Warbler</a>. Rick says: "The
Yellow-browed Warbler is a recent addition to the avifauna of British Columbia in the fall of 2019 and is
classified as an accidental vagrant." Bird articles by Rick are added on an on-going basis, so keep an eye on the bird page for more.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-39376383873113528512019-03-14T12:22:00.002-07:002019-03-14T12:30:02.037-07:00Citizen scientist documents raccoon in Prince Rupert.<br />
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Citizen scientist Jim McLauglin recently sent us a photo that documents the occurrence of a raccoon in Prince Rupert. Mammal specialist Dave Nagorsen says: "[This is] the northernmost occurrence on the BC mainland to my knowledge. Could be an escaped pet or an accidental transport from the Haida Gwaii population or a southern population?"<br />
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While we don't know the origin of the raccoon, it is observations like this that help to inform our knowledge of BC wildlife species. Thanks Jim! Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-38377710346844342542019-03-14T11:49:00.001-07:002019-03-14T15:25:04.229-07:00Mammals of BC 2019Recent genetic work on mammals has resulted in changes to species recognition. In BC, this has affected species recognized in the province. An updated list of mammals of BC is being prepared by mammal expert Dave Nagorsen. According to Nagorsen (pers. comm. 2019) some of the coming changes include splitting of water shrews, dusky shrews and flying squirrels into two species. We also now recognize two species of martens in BC, American Marten (<i>Martes americana</i>) in eastern BC and Pacific Marten (<i>Martes caurina</i>) in western BC. Animals found in between may be either species, or hybrids. Watch for the new checklist to learn more. Thanks to Dave Nagorsen for providing this information. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-14053609263555497232019-03-11T06:19:00.001-07:002019-03-11T06:20:38.993-07:00Database Updates 2019We have just updated the E-Flora BC databases, including a recent version of the Royal BC Museum vascular plant database. Information should be current. Check our atlas pages to view any range or status updates. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-19621752559825709542018-07-24T03:01:00.001-07:002018-07-24T03:01:09.372-07:00E-Flora Updates July 2018Our listings for vascular plants have now been updated based on 2018 British Columbia Conservation Data Centre changes to the BC flora. Updates include nomenclatural changes, status information and database updates for the herbaria databases used in our mapping. Work is now ongoing to incorporate 2017 updates. <br />
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Additionally, our map presentation have been updated based on a new edition of the mapping software. This has improved the legends on the full-size interactive maps and removed some glitches in the mapping.<br />
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Next up will be the updating of Frank Lomer's list of incoming/non-established vascular plants for BC. Frank tracks populations of species not yet established in the province to determine persistance and abundance, often leading to inclusion in the official list of provincial vascular flora.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-49302848519441396172018-06-12T16:52:00.001-07:002018-06-13T10:50:38.472-07:00Exotic Ungulates in BC: New Article 2018A new article on <a href="http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/efauna/exotic_ungulates.html" target="_blank">exotic ungulates in British Columbia</a> by mammal expert David Shackleton has now been posted on E-Fauna BC. You can find it and other introductory articles linked to from the menu on the home page. The new article is extracted from David's book on the <i>Hoofed Mammals of British Columbia</i> (Revised Edition). It covers species introductions and persistence, with documentation. Exotic species covered include Fallow Deer, Wild Boar, feral goats and feral horses. The <i>Hoofed Mammals of British Columbia </i>is an invaluable source of information on ungulates in BC, with detailed discussion of native species and introduced species. The introduction is well worth a read.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-34063231458854017752018-06-12T14:00:00.003-07:002018-06-12T16:48:32.218-07:00More Bird Information on E-Fauna BC: 2018<br />
The Birds of British Columbia sections on E-Fauna have just been expanded, thanks to the efforts of expert birders Rick Toochin, Jamie Fenneman, Mitch Meredith, Louis Haviland, Don Cecile, Peter Hamel, Margo Hearne, Martin Williams, Paul Baker and Dave Baker.<span style="font-size: medium;"> </span>This includes updated checklists of species on our checklists page, more than thirty new articles on the vagrant birds of BC (see home page menu) and new articles on <a href="http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/efauna/bird-articles-additional.html" target="_blank">other bird species </a>in BC. Discussions are provided on hypothetical species, introduced species, and extinct species. New articles that have been added include <a href="http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/efauna/documents/EUSK-article-RT-MM.pdf" target="_blank">Eurasian Skylark</a>, <a href="http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/efauna/documents/EABL-article-RT-DC.pdf" target="_blank">Eastern Bluebird</a>, <a href="http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/efauna/documents/GBBG-article-RT-DC.pdf" target="_blank">Great Black-backed Gull</a>, and more. These articles are extensive and provide documentation of all records for a vagrant species in BC, documentation of species introductions and successes or failures, and discussion of species that hypothetically occur here. There is more to come as Rick and others write about definitions of status and more.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-52102516913838567782018-02-26T07:16:00.002-08:002018-02-26T07:16:56.885-08:00Now Available: Illustrated Key to the Chitons (Gulf of Alaska south to the Oregonian Province)<a href="http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/efauna/documents/Keys-ChitonsoftheEasternPacific-Baldwin02-04-2018.pdf" target="_blank">An illustrated key to the Chitons (Polyplacophora)</a> (Gulf of Alaska south to the Oregonian Province) is now available on E-Fauna BC. Compiled by marine invertebrate specialist Aaron Baldwin, and using photos, this illustrated key provides identification assistance for common species of chitons found in this region.<br />
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In his introduction to the key, Baldwin provides insight into the life of chitons: "Intertidal chitons tend to remain under rocks during the daytime but become active at
night. This is especially true for those species that occur in warmer climes. Amazingly,
chitons have “eyes” on the tops of their shells. Some chitons have as many as 11,000 tiny
little light receptors! It is possible that they use these to tell day from night. It is also
likely that they are used in a fashion similar to the eyes of sea stars for detecting shadows
passing over them so that they can clamp tightly to the substrate." <br />
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Aaron is the marine invertebrate editor for E-Fauna BC and a fisheries biologist with the Alaskan Department of Fish and Game.<br />
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Read more about Aaron <a href="http://biodiversitybc.blogspot.ca/2013/02/profile-aaron-baldwin-marine-biologist.html" target="_blank">here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-55612465232832256612017-06-18T12:56:00.001-07:002017-09-27T13:15:54.052-07:00Checklist of the Bees of British Columbia, 2017, Now AvailableThanks to the extensive scientific work of entomologists Cory Sheffield and Jennifer Heron, a checklist of the<a href="https://accounts.google.com/signin/v2/sl/pwd?hl=en&passive=true&service=blogger&ltmpl=blogger&continue=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Fhome&flowName=GlifWebSignIn&flowEntry=ServiceLogin&cid=1&navigationDirection=forward" target="_blank"> Bees of British Columbia</a> is now available on E-Fauna BC. This includes all genera of bees found in the province, including <i>Colletes, Hylaeus, Andrena, Osmia </i>and <i>Bombus</i>. This checklist will eventually be replaced by one that will include a detailed introduction to the bees by these authors. <br />
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E-Fauna BC presently provides several checklists for the Order Hymenoptera, including those for ants, bumblebees, speciform wasps, spider wasps, and yellow jackets and paper wasps. However, we do not yet provide checklists for all groups in the Hymenoptera.<br />
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View checklists on our <a href="http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/efauna/SpeciesChecklists.html" target="_blank">checklists page</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-10222423582361510452017-05-31T06:39:00.003-07:002017-05-31T06:39:40.772-07:00More Birds of BC--2017Thanks to continuing efforts by BC bird expert Rick Toochin and his co-authors Don Cecile, Louis Haviland, Allan Russell, and John Toochin, twenty-one more articles on rare bird species in BC are now available on E-Fauna BC. These include articles on Blue-footed Booby, Mexican Violetear, Pink-footed Goose, Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Purple Sandpiper, Black Vulture and Eurasian Kestrel. These are detailed expert-prepared articles that document all reported occurrences of these rare species in BC, their overall biogeography, and much more. <br />
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To view the many bird articles that Rick and his co-authors have written , <a href="http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/efauna/bird-articles.html" target="_blank">visit our articles page</a>.<br />
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Stay tuned for more articles, coming soon.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-47119312691568567642017-02-08T21:33:00.003-08:002017-02-08T21:39:46.024-08:002017 Checklist of the Spiders of BC now availableThanks to the continuous efforts of BC spider experts, the new 2017 Checklist of the Spiders of BC is now available, and is posted on E-Fauna BC. <br />
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This work, by Robb Bennett, David Blades, Gergin Blagoev, Don Buckle, Claudia Copley, Darren Copley, Charles Dondale and Rick C. West, now documents 859 species of spiders in the province, a significant increase from the last edition of the list. The associated map showing collecting sites shows just how much field work these folk have put into this research. <br />
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Read the detailed introduction and view the list <a href="http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/efauna/documents/BCspiderchecklistJAN312017FINAL.PDF" target="_blank">here</a>: Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242755956203651888.post-56350806705768239502016-01-05T08:22:00.002-08:002017-09-14T01:27:01.152-07:00Using vodka to further science: The photomicrography of Ian GardinerE-Fauna photographer Ian Gardiner has taken 10th place in the Nikon Small World photomicrography contest with a photo of a clam shrimp from Alberta.<br />
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According to the news release: "Gardiner's detailed portrait of a clam shrimp from the Alberta Prairie
was recognized in the Nikon Small World Photomicrography
Competition. His profile of a five-millimetre-long female with eggs was
the only Canadian entry that placed, finishing 10th, in October." In the news release, Ian expanded on his technique for photographing these tiny crustaceans: "I give them a small shot of vodka, which kind of keeps them quiet so
I can photograph them,"<br />
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Read the article about Ian's photography <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/clam-shrimp-1.3377143" target="_blank">here</a>:<br />
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View more of Ian's work <a href="http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/photoGallery/Gallery.aspx?gr=showall&pid=179&photographer=Gardiner,%20Ian&specrep=0" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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