Spoon-leaved moss (Bryoandersonia illecebra) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 15

Authorities Consulted

The following authorities were consulted in the preparation of this report:

Michael Oldham of the Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre, who provided NHIC records for the species as personal notes pertaining to his collection of B. illecebra.

Frank Cook, an Ontario bryologist, who collected or examined several of the recent collections of B. illecebra.

Kim Frolich, botanist for the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority, which manages several sites searched for B. illecebra, including one extant population of the species.

Ron Gould, Species at Risk Biologist, and Gillian Eccles of the Alymer District office of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, which is responsible for management of the land in Elgin County where B. illecebra was found in 2002.

Deb Jacobs, Species at Risk Biologist with the Chatham office of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, which is responsible for the Cedar Creek ANSI in Essex County where B. illecebra was found. 

Robert Ireland and Wilf Schofield, two experienced bryologists who have collected extensively in Canada.

Nancy Slack, an active bryologist in New York State.

Greg Thorn, curator of the herbarium at the University of Western Ontario (UWO).

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