Water Stewardship Information Sources

Citation MacKenzie, W, Remington, D and Shaw, J. 2000. Estuaries on the North Coast of British Columbia: a reconnaissance survey of selected sites. BC Ministry of Environment.
Organization Ministry of Environment
URL https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/downloads/downloads_wetlands/north%20coast%20estuaries.pdf
Abstract/Description or Keywords This survey had two primary purposes. The first was to acquire ecological information on plant community types occurring
in estuaries on the north coast and to create a site classification. The second was to survey and describe a range
of estuaries on the north coast, summarizing basic biological and geomorphological information on each estuary and
identifying estuaries with particularly high habitat values or presence of rare ecosystems. This document outlines the
findings of this survey and includes a proposed ecosystem classification framework for estuarine wetlands, a component
of a broader Wetland and Riparian classification (MacKenzie and Banner 2000). This report describes 14 estuarine
ecosystem associations and summarizes biological information collected or compiled for 28 estuaries of the central and
north coast of B.C. Estuary summaries include resource value ranking and additional information on social, cultural,
protection status and development issues.
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Regional Watershed Central Coast
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