Publications – Andy MacKinnon

This researcher no longer works for the B.C. Government.

Publications

Research papers listed in order of publication date.

• 2016 to 2020
• 2011 to 2015
• 2006 to 2010
• 2000 to 2005
• 1999 and earlier

2016 to 2020:

2018:

• Kranabetter, J.M., Berch, S.M., MacKinnon, J.A., Ceska, O., Dunn, D.E., and Ott, P.K. 2018. Species-area curve and distance-decay relationship indicate habitat thresholds of ectomycorrhizal fungi in an old-growth Pseudotsuga menziesii landscape. Diversity and Distributions 24: 755-764.

2017:

• Giesbrecht, I.J.W., S.C. Saunders, A. MacKinnon and K.P. Lertzman. 2017. Overstory structure drives fine-scale coupling of understory light and vegetation in two temperate rainforest floodplains. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 47: 1244-1256.

2011 to 2015:

2015:

• Klassen, H., S.C. Saunders, J.M. Kranabetter, A. MacKinnon, H. Griesbauer, and O. Fitzpatrick. 2015. Establishment of an interdisciplinary project to evaluate ecological implications of climate change in dry south coast forest ecosystems. Prov. B.C., Victoria, B.C. Tech. Rep. 086. 

2014:

• Banner, A., W.H. MacKenzie, J. Pojar, A. MacKinnon, S.C. Saunders, and H. Klassen. 2014. A field guide to ecosystem classification and identification for Haida Gwaii. Prov. B.C., Victoria, B.C. Land Manag. Handb. 68.

2013:

• Kranabetter, J.M., Saunders, S., MacKinnon, J.A., Klassen, H., and Spittlehouse, D.L. 2013. An assessment of contemporary and historic nitrogen availability in contrasting coastal Douglas-fir forests through δ¹⁵N of tree rings. Ecosystems 16: 111-122.

2012:

• Kranabetter, J.M., S.C. Saunders, A. MacKinnon, H.A. Klassen, and D.L. Spittlehouse. 2012. An assessment of contemporary and historic nitrogen availability in contrasting coastal Douglas-fir forests through δ15N of tree rings. Ecosystems 16: 111-122.
• MacKinnon, A. and S.C. Saunders. 2012. Incorporating historical range of variation in ecosystem-based management of British Columbia’s coastal temperate rainforest. Pp. 166-175. In Wiens, J.A. et al. (Eds). Historical Environmental Variation in Conservation and Natural Resource Management: Past, Present, and Future. Wiley-Blackwell.

2011:

• Gerzon, M., B. Seely, and A. MacKinnon. 2011. The temporal development of old-growth structural attributes in second-growth stands: a chronosequence study in the Coastal Western Hemlock zone in British Columbia. Can. J. For. Res. 41(7):1534-1546.

2006 to 2010:

2009:

• MacKinnon, A., L. Kershaw, J. Arnason, P. Owen, A. Karst, and F. Hamersley-Chambers. 2009. Edible and medicinal plants of Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton, Alta. 
• Campbell, E.M., S.C. Saunders, K.D. Coates, D.V. Meidinger, A. MacKinnon, G.A. O'Neill, D.J. MacKillop, S.C. DeLong, and D.G. Morgan. 2009. Ecological resilience and complexity: a theoretical framework for understanding and managing British Columbia’s forest ecosystems in a changing climate. B.C. Min. For. Range, For. Sci. Prog., Victoria, B.C. Tech. Rep. 055.
• Price, K., A. Roburn, and A. MacKinnon. 2009. Ecosystem-based management in the Great Bear Rainforest. For. Ecol. Manage. 258(4):495-503.

2008:

• MacKinnon, A. and S. Saunders. 2008. Changes in structure and composition in an old-growth temperate rainforest stand in British Columbia, Canada. Poster presented at Old Forests - New Management Conference, February 17-21, 2008, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
• MacKinnon, A. 2008. Ecosystem-based management in British Columbia, Canada's coastal temperate rainforests. Presented at Old Forests - New Management Conference, February 17-21, 2008, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

2000 to 2005:

2003:

• Ehlers, T., S.M. Berch, and A. MacKinnon. 2003. Inventory of non-timber forest product plant and fungal species in the Robson Valley. BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management 4(2):38-52.
• MacKinnon, A. 2003. West coast, temperate, old-growth forests. For. Chron. 79(3):475-484.

2002:

• Stone, J., J. Parminter, A. Arsenault, T. Manning, N. Densmore, G. Davis, and A. MacKinnon. 2002. Dead Tree Management in British Columbia. In: Proceedings of the Symposium on the Ecology and Management of Dead Wood in Western Forests. USDA Forest Service. General Technical Report PSW-GTR-181. pp. 849-862.

2000:

• MacKinnon, A. 2000. Structural Definitions of 'Old' and 'Mature' for Ecosystems with Frequent Stand Maintaining Fires (NDT4). In Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology (editor). Presentation summaries from CMI Annual Researchers' Meeting 2000, April 27, 2000. Revelstoke, BC. pp. 7-8.  
• Voller, J.M. and A. MacKinnon. 2000. Forest management for biodiversity in montane `islands'. In: Darling, L. (ed.) At risk: proceedings of a conference on the biology and management of species and habitats at risk. February 15-19, 1999, University College of the Cariboo, Kamloops, B.C. Ministry of Environment Lands and Parks, Victoria. B.C. Pp. 369-374.

1999 and earlier:

1999:

• Haeussler, S., L. Bedford, J.O. Boateng, and A. MacKinnon. 1999. Plant community responses to mechanical site preparation in northern interior British Columbia. Can. J. For. Res. 29(7):1084-1100.
• Pojar, J., C. Rowan, A. MacKinnon, D. Coates, and P. LePage. 1999. Silvicultural options in the central coast. Report to the Central Coast Land and Coast Resource Management Plan, B.C. Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management, Victoria, B.C. 

1998:

• Kershaw, L., A. MacKinnon, and J. Pojar. 1998. Plants of the Rocky Mountains. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton, Alta. 
• MacKinnon, A. 1998. Biodiversity and old-growth forests (Chapter 6). In Conservation biology principles for forested landscapes. J. Voller and S. Harrison (editors). UBC Press. Vancouver, BC. pp. 146-184. 
• MacKinnon, A. and T. Vold. 1998. Old-growth forests inventory for British Columbia, Canada. Natural Areas Journal 18(4):309-318.
• MacKinnon, A. and J.A. Trofymow. 1998. Structure, processes and diversity in successional forests of coastal British Columbia. Northwest Sci. 72 (special issue 2):1-3. Proceedings of a workshop, February 17-19, 1998, Victoria, BC, Canada.
• Stone, J.N., A. MacKinnon, J.V. Parminter, and K.P. Lertzman. 1998. Coarse woody debris decomposition documented over 65 years on southern Vancouver Island. Can. J. For. Res. 28(5):788-793.

1996:

• MacKinnon, A. and G.W. Still. 1996. Tables of numbers supporting figures in the 1994 forest, range, and recreation resource analysis. B.C. Min. For., Res. Br., Victoria, B.C. Work Pap. 21.

1995:

• Johnson, D., L. Kershaw, A. MacKinnon, and J. Pojar. 1995. Plants of the Western Boreal Forest and Aspen Parkland. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton, Alta. 
• MacKinnon, A., J. Brodie, M. Buckiewicz, and T. Hamelin (Contributors). 1995. Summary of British Columbia forest inventory statistics by land administration class: volumes 1 to 6. B.C. Min. For., Res. Br., Victoria, B.C. Work Pap. 10.
• Still, G.W., A. MacKinnon, and R. Planden (editors). 1995. Forest, Range and Recreation Resource Analysis. B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. 308 p.

1994:

• Pojar, J. and A. MacKinnon (Compilers and editors). 1994. Plants of Coastal British Columbia including Washington, Oregon & Alaska. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton, Alta. 

1992:

• MacKinnon, A., D. Meidinger, and K. Klinka. 1992. Use of the biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification system in British Columbia. For. Chron. 68(1):100-120.
• MacKinnon, A., J. Pojar, and R. Coupe (Editors). 1992. Plants of Northern British Columbia. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton, Alta. 352p. 

1991:

• MacKinnon, A., W.L. Harper, S.C. Chatwin , and B.M. Wikeem. 1991. Resource values. In: Meidinger, D.V. and J. Pojar (Compilers and editors). 1991. Ecosystems of British Columbia. B.C. Min. For., Res. Br., Victoria, B.C. Spec. Rep. Ser. 6. Chap. 4, pp. 69-79. [Link]

1990:

• MacKinnon, A., S.C. DeLong, and D.V. Meidinger. 1990. A Field Guide for Identification and Interpretation of Ecosystems of the Northwest Portion of the Prince George Forest Region. B.C. Min. For., Res. Br., Victoria, B.C. Land Manag. Handb. 21.
• DeLong, S.C., A. MacKinnon, and L. Jang. 1990. A Field Guide for Identification and Interpretation of Ecosystems of the Northeast Portion of the Prince George Forest Region. B.C. Min. For., Res. Br., Victoria, B.C. Land Manag. Handb. 22.
• Baker, T.E. and J.A. MacKinnon. 1990. The challenges of stewardship: sustaining forest land productivity in British Columbia. In: S.P. Gessel, D.S. Lacate, G.F. Weetman, and R.F. Powers. Sustained Productivity of Forest Soils. Proceedings of the 7th North American Forest Soils Conference, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Forestry Publication, Vancouver, BC. pp.1-5.

1989:

• Scrivener, B.A. and J. MacKinnon (Editors). 1989. Learning from the past, Looking to the future. Proceedings from the Northern Silviculture Committee's 1988 Winter Workshop. FRDA Rep. 030, Northern Silviculture Committee and B.C./Canada Economic and Regional Development Agreement, Victoria, B.C. 140 pp.
• Summerbell, R.C., K.A. Seifert, and J.A. MacKinnon. 1989. Taxonomy and ecology of Cylindrodendrum album var. paralion var. nov. Can. J. Bot. 67(2):573-578.

1988:

• MacKinnon, A. and B. McMinn. 1988. Response of vegetation to mechanical site preparation treatments in North Central British Columbia. In: Hamilton, E.H. and S.B. Watts (Compilers). Vegetation Competition and Responses: Proceedings of the Third Annual Vegetation Management Workshop February 15 - 17, 1988 Vancouver, B.C. Res. Br., B.C. Min. For. and For. Can., Victoria, B.C. FRDA Rep. 026. pp.19-23.
• Meidinger, D.V., A.J. McLeod, A. MacKinnon, S.C. DeLong, and G.D. Hope. 1988. A Field Guide for Identification and Interpretation of Ecosystems of the Rocky Mountain Trench, Prince George Forest Region. B.C. Min. For. and Lands, Res. Br., Victoria, B.C. Land Manag. Handb. 15.

1987:

• MacKinnon, J.A., L. Bedford, and J.A. Maxwell. 1987. A guide to the use of mechanical site preparation equipment in north-central British Columbia: second edition (revised). B.C. Min. For. and For. Can., Victoria, B.C. FRDA Handb. 002.

1983:

• Seifert, K.A. and J.A. MacKinnon. 1983. Dendrostilbella aurifila, a fungicolous synnematal hyphomycete. Mycologia 75:324-328.