Short-rayed alkali aster (Symphyotrichum frondosum) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 14

Biographical Summary of Report Writers

Brian Klinkenberg is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, a Faculty Associate with the UBC Centre for Applied Conservation Biology Research and an honorary Research Associate with the UBC Herbarium. His research interests lie in GIS, conservation biology, biogeography and rare plants. He is author or co-author of several COSEWIC status reports on species at risk, including Bidens amplissima, Lupinus rivularis, Cephalanthera austiniae, Opuntia humifusa, Celtis tenuifolia, and others. He is project coordinator for E-Flora BC, and co-chair of the Streambank Lupine Recovery Team. Recent projects include the development of recovery strategies for Cimicifuga elata and Cephalanthera austiniae in Canada, and biogeographic analysis of rare plants in the Carolinian Zone.

Rose Klinkenberg is an ecologist formerly with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources where she worked on nature reserve site selection, natural areas inventories in provincial parks and reserves, and rare species status and assessments. She is author or co-author of several COSEWIC status reports, including those on Bidens amplissima, Lupinus rivularis, Cephalanthera austiniae, and Isotria verticillata.

Chris Sears is presently a Master’s student in the Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, and is also Director of the West Coast Operations for Fundy Hiking and Nature Tours. Currently, he is on the inventory team for the ecological survey of the Lulu Island Bog. Past work has included assisting with the botanical survey and environmental impact assessment of the Rogersville Peat Bog. He is co-author of two additional COSEWIC status reports, including Eleocharis atropurpurea and Astragalus spaldingii. 

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