How to Cite Information & Data from the Conservation Data Centre
Last updated on April 17, 2023Use these references below as a guide for citing data and information from the Conservation Data Centre.
BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer search
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. 20XX. BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer. B.C. Government, Victoria B.C. Available: http://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (date accessed)
When using BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer, authors may wish to include search criteria used (search criteria are included on the search results page). For example:
Search Criteria
Search Type: Plants & Animals OR Ecological Communities
AND B.C. Conservation Status: Red (Extirpated, Endangered or Threatened)
Sort Order: Scientific Name Ascending
B.C. CDC species / ecological communities summary report
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. 20XX. Species/Community Summary: species name or ecosystem name. B.C. Government. Available: http://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (date accessed).
B.C. CDC conservation status report
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. 20XX. Species/Community Conservation Status report: species name or ecosystem name. B.C. Government. Available: http://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (date accessed).
CDC iMap element occurrence information
B.C. Conservation Data Centre: CDC iMap [web application]. 20XX. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Available: https://maps.gov.bc.ca/ess/hm/cdc/ (date accessed).
CDC iMap element occurrence report
B.C. Conservation Data Centre: CDC iMap [web application]. 20XX. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Available: https://maps.gov.bc.ca/ess/hm/cdc/ (date accessed).
CDC web content
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/plants-animals-ecosystems/species-ecosystems-at-risk/conservation-data-centre Web. (date accessed).
Access data about species and ecosystems in B.C. using these online tools:
Contact information
Please contact the Conservation Data Centre for more information.
250-356-0928
cdcdata@gov.bc.ca