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Davidsonia Volume 13, Number 4, October 2002
Davidsonia - A Journal of Botanical Garden Science
Editorial - Davidsonia Volume 13, Number 4
Editor, Iain Taylor writes about the state of the environment. The ratification of the Kyoto Accord by Canada and the ramifications of global warming are discussed.
Director's Note: Mission to Planet Earth
UBC Botanical Garden director, Quentin Cronk writes about the need to complete the iventory of life on the planet Earth and notes the efforts of the newly formed organization, All Species Foundation.
A Look at Burns Bog
Burns Bog is a unique, urban wetland in the Fraser River delta, less than 15 km from the city of Vancouver, British Columbia. This article uses the geographical, botanical, anthropological, and political history of this local ecosystem to explain the significance of the Bog and the major threats to its continued existence. There are several possibilities for ecological restoration, but water table and drainage issues and exotic species control seem to be major priorities.
Banksia marginata
Brent Hine, curator of the E.H. Lohbrunner Alpine Garden, writes about this shrub, which bloomed for the first time this year at the UBC Botanical Garden, where it grows in conditions quite different than its native Australian home.
October in the Garden
The October installment of Judy Newton's popular series describing what to see at the UBC Botanical Garden each month of the year.
Climatological Data
A table of climatological records at the University of British Columbia campus for July, August and September 2002.