Mainshock‐aftershock state‐dependent fragility curves: A case of wood‐frame houses in British Columbia, Canada

Wolf Control in British Columbia, Canada

Cryptococcus gattii Dispersal Mechanisms, British Columbia, Canada

Recent Cryptococcus gattii infections in humans and animals without travel history to Vancouver Island, as well as environmental isolations of the organism in other areas of the Pacific Northwest, led to an investigation of potential dispersal mechanisms. Longitudinal analysis of C. gattii presence in trees and soil showed patterns of permanent, intermittent, and transient colonization, reflect...

Verification in the Forest Sector of British Columbia, Canada

VERIFOR is a research partnership between ODI, CATIE, CIFOR and RECOFTC, with funding from the European Union and the Governments of the Netherlands and Germany. It seeks to ensure that timber and forest products are legally harvested, and will help producer nations establish verification systems with high national and international credibility. Visit our website at http://www.verifor.org/. Cas...

Characterization of Legionella Species from Watersheds in British Columbia, Canada

Legionella spp. present in some human-made water systems can cause Legionnaires' disease in susceptible individuals. Although legionellae have been isolated from the natural environment, variations in the organism's abundance over time and its relationship to aquatic microbiota are poorly understood. Here, we investigated the presence and diversity of legionellae through 16S rRNA gene amplicon ...

Ecological Niche Modeling of Cryptococcus gattii in British Columbia, Canada

BACKGROUND Cryptococcus gattii emerged on Vancouver Island, British Columbia (BC), Canada, in 1999, causing human and animal illness. Environmental sampling for C.gattii in southwestern BC has isolated the fungal organism from native vegetation, soil, air, and water. OBJECTIVES Our aim was to help public health officials in BC delineate where C.gattii is currently established and forecast are...