Publications – Allen Banner

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:

2019:

• Banner, A., D. Meidinger, R.N. Green, and S.C. Saunders. 2019. Guidelines to support implementation of the Great Bear Rainforest Order with respect to Old Forest and Listed Plant Communities. Prov. B.C., Victoria, B.C. Land Manag. Mandb. 72. www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Lmh/LMH72.htm=

2017:

• Price, K., E.B. Lilles, and A. Banner. 2017: Long-term recovery of epiphytic communities in the Great Bear Rainforest of coastal British Columbia. Forest Ecology and Management 05/2017; 391:296-308., DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2017.02.023 

2011 to 2015:

2014:

• Lepage, P. and A. Banner. 2014. Long-term recovery of forest structure and composition after harvesting in the coastal temperate rainforests of northern British Columbia. Forest Ecology and Management 318: 250-260.
• 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. www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Lmh/Lmh68.htm

2013:

• Kranabetter, J.M., LePage, P., and A. Banner. 2013. Management and productivity of cedar-hemlock-salal scrub forests on the north coast of British Columbia. Forest Ecology and Management 308: 161-168.

2012:

• Mah, S., K. Astridge, C. DeLong, C. Wickland, M. Todd, L. McAuley, P. LePage, D. Coates, B. Heemskerk, A. Banner, and E. Hall. 2012. A Landscape-level Species Strategy for Forest Management in British Columbia: Exploration of Development and Implementation Issues. Prov. B.C., Victoria, B.C. Tech. Rep. 067. www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/Tr067.htm

2011:

• DeLong, C., A. Banner, W.H. MacKenzie, B.J. Rogers, and B. Kaytor. 2011. A field guide to ecosystem identification for the Boreal White and Black Spruce Zone of British Columbia. B.C. Min. For. Range, For. Sci. Prog., Victoria, B.C. Land Manag. Handb. No. 65. www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Lmh/Lmh65.htm

2006 to 2010:

2008:

• Banner, A. and P. LePage. 2008. Long-term recovery of vegetation communities after harvesting in the coastal temperate rainforests of northern British Columbia. Can. J. For. Res. 38(12):3098-3111.  Link
• Haeussler, S., A.J. Woods, K. White, E. Campbell, A. Banner. 2008. Effects of Cumulative Disturbances on an Endangered Whitebark Pine - Cladina Lichen Ecosystem. Forest Investment Account (FIA) - Forest Science Program. Forest Investment Account Report.

2000 to 2005:

2005:

• Banner, A., P. LePage, J.R. Moran, and A. de Groot. 2005. The HyP3 project: pattern, process, and productivity in hypermaritime forests of coastal British Columbia: a synthesis of 7-year results. B.C. Min. For., Res. Br., Victoria, B.C. Spec. Rep. Ser. 10. 142 pp. http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Srs/Srs10.htm
• Maloney, D., S. Bennett, A. de Groot, A. Banner, and P. LePage. 2005. Rainfall runoff patterns in two hypermaritime watersheds on the north coast of British Columbia. B.C. Min. For., Res. Sect., Smithers, B.C. Exten. Note No. 55.
• LePage, P. and A. Banner. 2005. Seedling browse guard trial on the north coast of British Columbia. B.C. Min. For., Res. Sect., Smithers, B.C. Exten. Note No. 56.
• Kranabetter, J.M., A. Banner, and A. de Groot. 2005. An assessment of phosphorus limitations to soil nitrogen availability across forest ecosystems of north coastal British Columbia. Can. J. For. Res. 35(3):530-540.

2004:

• Emili, L., S. Lortie, A. de Groot, A. Banner, and P. LePage. 2004. Soil Biogeochemical Dynamics in Hypermaritime Ecosystems of North Coastal British Columbia. Forest Sciences, Prince Rupert For. Region. Ext. Note 54.
• Asada, T., B.G. Warner, and A. Banner. 2004. Sphagnum invasion after clear-cutting and excavator mounding in a hypermaritime forest of British Columbia. Can. J. For. Res. 34:1730–1746

2003:

• Asada, T., B.G. Warner, and A. Banner. 2003. Growth of mosses in relation to climate factors in a hypermaritime coastal peatland in British Columbia, Canada. The Bryologist 106(4):516–527.
• Kranabetter, J.M., A. Banner, and J. Shaw. 2003. Growth and nutrition of three conifer species across site gradients of north coastal British Columbia. Can. J. For. Res. 33(2):313-324.
• Asada, T., B. G.Warner, A. de Groot, and A. Banner. 2003. Moss growth, production, and paludification in the hypermaritime north coast of British Columbia. B.C. Min. For., Res. Sect., Smithers, B.C. Exten. Note No. 50.
• Prescott, C. E., M. Berbee, S. Berch, B.D. Titus, S.J. Grayston, A. Van Niejenhuis, L. deMontigny, B. Beese, and A. Banner. 2003. Long-term effects of silviculture treatments. Forest Investment Account (FIA) - Forest Science Program. Forest Investment Account Report.

2002:

• Banner, A., A. de Groot, P. LePage, and J. Shaw. 2002. The blanket bog – upland forest complex of north coastal British Columbia: succession, disturbance, and implications for management. B.C. Min. For., Res. Sect., Smithers, B.C. Exten. Note No. 52.
• Maloney, D., S. Bennett, A. de Groot, and A. Banner. 2002. Canopy interception in a hypermaritime forest on the north coast of British Columbia. B.C. Min. For., Res. Sect., Smithers, B.C. Exten. Note No. 49.
• LePage, P., A. Banner, and A. deGroot. 2002. The Oona River operational research trial. B.C. Min. For., Res. Sect., Smithers, B.C. Exten. Note No. 48.
• Fitzgerald, D., J. Price, A. de Groot, A. Banner, and P.LePage. 2002. Surface water discharge and groundwater storage patterns in a hypermaritime bog near Prince Rupert, B.C. B.C. Min. For., Res. Sect., Smithers, B.C. Exten. Note No. 51.

2001:

• Banner, A., and J. Shaw. 2001. Excavator mounding to enhance productivity in hypermaritime forests: preliminary results. B.C. Min. For., Res. Sect., Smithers, B.C. Exten. Note No. 44.
• Banner, A. and J. Shaw. 2001. Seedling nutrient response to soil mixing and mounding treatments on a lower productivity hypermaritime site in north-coastal British Columbia. B.C. Min. For., Res. Sect., Smithers, B.C. Exten. Note No. 45.
• Williams, H., K. Klinka, D. McLennan, and A. Banner. 2001. Field Guide to Identification and Interpretation of Hardwood-dominated Ecosystems in the SBSdk and ICHmc2 of the Prince Rupert Forest Region. Supplement No. 1 to Land Manage. Handbook 26, BC Ministry of Forests, Victoria, BC. 36p.

2000:

• ​Meidinger, D., B. Enns, A. Banner, and C. Jones. 2000. EcoGen: A model for predictive ecosystem mapping. In: Proceedings, From science to management and back: a science forum for southern interior ecosystems of British Columbia. C. Hollstedt, K. Sutherland, and T. Innes (editors). Southern Interior Forest Extension and Research Partnership, Kamloops, B.C., pp. 45-47.
• Banner, A. and W. MacKenzie. 2000. The ecology of wetland ecosystems. B.C. Ministry of Forests, Research Branch, Victoria, B.C. Extension Note #45.
• Kranabetter, J.M. and A. Banner. 2000. Selected biological and chemical properties of forest floors across bedrock types on the north coast of British Columbia. Can. J. For. Res. 30(6):971-981.
• Meidinger, D., B. Enns, A. Banner, C. Jones, and S. Reed. 2000. EcoGen: a model for predictive ecosystem mapping. B.C. Min. For., Res. Br. Victoria, B.C. EcoNote 2000-1.

1999 and earlier:

1999:

• Maloney, D., D. Wilford, and A. Banner. 1999.  Basin hydrology and canopy interception in hypermaritime forest: Issues and approach.  B.C. Min. For., Res. Sect., Smithers, B.C. Exten. Note No. 39.
• Banner, A., C. Jones, G. Kayahara, D. Maloney, M. Kranabetter, and D. Cuzner.  1999.  Pattern, process, and productivity in hypermaritime forests: The HyP³ Project.  Ext. Note 38. Res. Sec., B.C. Min. For., Smithers, B.C.

1998:

• Emili, L.A., C.L. Konig, J. Turunen, J.S. Price, B.G. Warner, R. Aravena, and A. Banner. 1998. Hydrogeochemistry and Peat Development in a Coastal Cedar-Hemlock Bog-Forest Complex. Northwest Sci. 72 (special issue 2):60-63. Proceedings of a workshop, February 17-19, 1998, Victoria, BC, Canada.
• Resource Inventory Committee, 1998. Standard for terrestrial ecosystem mapping in British Columbia. Resources Inventory Committee (RIC) Secretariat, Victoria, British Columbia. 100 pp. Co-authored by A. Banner, D.V. Meidinger, E.C. Lea, R.E. Maxwell, and B.C. von Sacken.
• Banner, A. and W. MacKenzie. 1998. Riparian areas: providing landscape habitat diversity. Part 5 of 7. B.C. Ministry of Forests. Research Branch, Victoria, B.C.  Extension Note #17.

1997:

• Coates, K.D., A. Banner, J.D. Steventon, P. LePage, and P. Bartemucci. 1997. The Date Creek silvicultural Systems Study in the Interior Cedar-Hemlock Forests of Northwestern British Columbia: Overview and Treatment Summaries. B.C. Min. For., Res. Br., Victoria, B.C. Land Manag. Handb. 38. http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/docs/Lmh/Lmh38.htm  Link
• Hebda, R.J., R.T. Ogilvie, H. Roemer, and A. Banner. 1997. Vegetation of Brooks Peninsula. Chapter 8 In Brooks Peninsula: An Ice Age Refugium on Vancouver Island. Occasional Paper No.5. British Columbia Ministry of Lands and Parks, Victoria, B.C.

1996:

• Banner, A., D.V. Meidinger, E.C. Lea, R.E. Maxwell, and B.C. von Sacken. 1996. Ecosystem mapping methods for British Columbia. Environ. Monit. Assess. 39(1-3):97-117
• Sullivan, T.P., W.T. Jackson, J. Pojar, and A. Banner. 1996. Impact of feeding damage by the porcupine on western hemlock - Sitka spruce forests of north-coastal British Columbia. Can. J. For. Res. 16(3):642-647
• Britton, G.M., D.V. Meidinger, and A. Banner. 1996. The Development of an ecological classification data management and analysis system for British Columbia. Environ. Monit. Assess. 39(1-3):365-372.

1995:

• Klinka, K., A. Banner, R.N. Green, and A. Inselberg. 1995. Site classification for coastal British Columbia, Second Edition. (revised and updated pamphlet). B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C.

1993:

• Banner, A., S. Thomson, and A. Inselberg. 1993. Conversion of Multistoried Brush Fields to Coniferous Plantations Secondary Plant Succession: Results of Third Year Post-Treatment Sampling. FRDA Project 2.6 – E.P. 991.02. Progress Report. BC Ministry of Forests Prince Rupert Forest Region Forest Sciences Section Bag 5000 Smithers, BC V0J 2N0.
• Banner, A., W.H. MacKenzie, S. Haeussler, S. Thomson, J. Pojar, and R.L. Trowbridge. 1993. A Field Guide to Site Identification and Interpretation for the Prince Rupert Forest Region (Part 1, Part 2, and Supplement No. 1). B.C. Min. For., Res. Br., Victoria, B.C. Land Manag. Handb. 26. http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/docs/Lmh/Lmh26.htm  Link
• Cichowski, D.B. and A. Banner. 1993. Management strategy and options for the Tweedsmuir-Entiako Caribou winter range. B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. Land Manag. Rep. 83.

1992:

• Cichowski, D.B. and A. Banner. 1992. Using ecosystem mapping and GIS as tools for managing winter range for woodland caribou. In  Landscape approaches to wildlife and ecosystem management. Proceedings of the second symposium of the Canadian Society for Landscape Management: University of British Columbia, May 1990. B.G. Ingram and M.R. Moss (editors) PolyScience, Canada, pp 47-57.
• Clement, C.J.E. and A. Banner. 1992. Ecosytem mapping of the Date Creek silvicultural systems research area, Prince Rupert Forest Region.  B.C. Min. For., Forest Sciences Section, Smithers, B.C. 33 pp plus 1:10,000 map.

1991:

• MacKenzie, W. and A. Banner. 1991. Ecosystems of the Smithers Community Forest. B.C., Min. For., Forest Sciences Section, Smithers, B.C. 42 pp plus 1:10,000 map.

1989:

• Banner, A., J. Pojar; J.W. Schwab, and R. Trowbridge. 1989. Vegetation and soils of the Queen Charlotte Islands: recent impacts of development. In  The Outer Shores. Based on the proceedings of the Queen Charlotte Islands first international scientific symposium, University of British Columbia, August 1984. G.G.E. Scudder  and N. Gessler. (editors)Queen Charlotte Islands Museum Press, Skidegate B.C., pp. 261- 279.

1988:

• Banner, A., R.J. Hebda, E.T. Oswald, J. Pojar, and R. Trowbridge. 1988. Wetlands of Pacific Canada. Pages 305-346 in National Wetlands Working Group. 1988. Wetlands of Canada. Ecological Land Classification Series No. 24. Sustainable Development Branch, Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, and Polyscience Publications Inc. Montreal, Quebec. 452 p.

1987:

• Banner, A., J. Pojar, and J.P. Kimmins.  1987.  The bog-forest complex of north-coastal British Columbia.   In Symposium '87-Wetlands/Peatlands. Proceedings of a Symposium held in Edmonton, Alberta, August 23-27, 1987. C.D.A. Rubec and R.P Overend (compilers), pp 483-491.

1986:

• Banner, A., J. Pojar, R. Trowbridge, and A.N. Hamilton. 1986. Grizzly Bear Habitat in the Kimsquit Valley, Coastal British Columbia: Classification, Description, and Mapping. In: Contreras, G.P. and K.E. Evans, editors. Proceedings of the grizzly bear habitat symposium. US Department of Agriculture General Technical Report INT-207, Intermountain Research Station, Ogden, Utah. pp. 36-49.

1985:

• Banner, A., J. Pojar, and R.L. Trowbridge. 1985. Representative wetland types of the northern part of the pacific oceanic wetland region. B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. Res. Rep. R85008-PR. http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Rr/R85008-pr.htm

1984:

• Pojar, J., and A. Banner.  1984.  Old-growth forests and introduced black-tailed deer on the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. In  Fish and wildlife relationships in old-growth forests: proceedings of a symposium (Juneau, Alaska, 12-15 April 1982). W.R. Meehan, T.R. Merrell, Jr., and T.A. Hanley (technical editors). Bookmasters, Ashland, Ohio., pp 247-257.

1983:

• Banner, A. 1983. Classification and successional relationships of some bog and forest ecosystems near Prince Rupert, British Columbia. MSc thesis. Univ. B.C., Vancouver, B.C.
• Banner, A., J. Pojar, and G.E. Rouse. 1983. Postglacial paleoecology and successional relationships of a bog woodland near Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Can. J. For. Res. 13(5):938-947.