Ian Walker
Dr. Ian Walker
Associate Professor
Biology, and Earth & Environmental Sciences
University Of British Columbia Okanagan
3333 University Way
Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7
Canada
Phone: (250) 807-9559
Fax: (250) 807-8004
URL Institution:
www.paleolab.ca/Personal URL:
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Key Publications of Ian Walker (up to ten) :
Walker, I. R. and M. G. Pellatt, 2003. Climate change in coastal British Columbia - a paleoenvironmental perspective. Canadian Water Resources Journal
Walker, I. R., A. J. Levesque, R. Pienitz, and J. P. Smol, 2003. Freshwater midges of the Yukon and adjacent Northwest Territories: a new tool for reconstructing Beringian paleoenvironments? Journal of the North American Benthological Society 22: 323–337.
Palmer, S. L., I. R. Walker, M. L. Heinrichs, R. J. Hebda, and G. G. E. Scudder, 2002. Postglacial midge community change and Holocene palaeotemperature reconstructions for treeline, southern British Columbia (Canada). Journal of Paleolimnology 28: 469-490.
Walker, I. R. 2001. Midges: Chironomidae and related Diptera. pp. 43-66, In: J. P. Smol, H. J. B. Birks, and W. M. Last (eds). Tracking Environmental Change Using Lake Sediments. Volume 4. Zoological Indicators. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht.
Livingstone, D. M., A. F. Lotter and I. R. Walker, 1999. The decrease in summer surface water temperature with altitude in Swiss Alpine lakes: a comparison with air temperature lapse rates. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research 31: 341-352.
Expertise of Ian Walker:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|
| Expert Type | Scientific / Fundamental Research |
| Topic Atmosphere | Climate |
| Topic Hydrosphere | Fresh Water Systems / Rivers / Lakes |
| Topic Biosphere | Biosphere |
| Plants |
| Animals |
| Biodiversity |
| Topic Ecosystems | Terrestrial Ecosystems |
| Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Water |
| Spatial Zones | Mountain / Highland |
| Time Frame | Past: Historical / Archeological |
| Recent / Today |
| Statistical Focus | Mean Change / Trends |
| Time Scale | Decadal / Centennial |
| Millenial |
| Methods | Data Collection - Documents, Archives |
| Data Analysis |
| Literature Study |
| Modeling |
Specialties of Ian Walker:
monitoring
Chironomidae, Midges, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, Quaternary
Last update: 12/4/22
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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