Linda Nichol
Recherche et / ou projets en cours
Linda Nichol, qui s'est jointe au ministère des Pêches et des Océans en 2001 en tant que chercheur biologiste, a travaillé sur les loutres de mer et les cétacés dans la région du Pacifique. Mme Nichol a participé à des études sur le terrain des mammifères marins dans le Pacifique canadien en 1988 dans le cadre de sa maîtrise sur l'écologie de l'alimentation des orques résidents. Depuis, elle a participé à des recherches sur la surveillance des orques par photo-identification et par analyse acoustique, a étudié les effets des bruits d'origine humaine sur le marsouin commun et a compilé des registres des prises des pêches à la baleine en tant que données biologiques sur l'évolution des populations des grands cétacés. Par le passé, elle a également travaillé sur des projets concernant les oiseaux marins côtiers, les végétaux et invertébrés intertidaux ainsi que la surveillance environnementale. Ses recherches actuelles se concentrent sur l'état de la conservation de la loutre de mer, qui est inscrite sur la liste des espèces menacées en vertu de la Loi sur les espèces en péril du Canada. Elle participe également à des études sur le terrain sur des espèces de cétacés protégées par la LEP. Ses recherches sur la loutre de mer incluent l'évaluation de la population, la modélisation de l'habitat et l'évaluation des menaces potentielles pour cette espèce (diversité génétique, maladie, santé, etc.). Les recherches sont menées en collaboration avec des collègues du milieu universitaire, le Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre et des chercheurs d'autres pays.
Prix et études
B.Sc. en zoologie
(University of British Columbia)
M.Sc. en zoologie
(University of British Columbia)
Liens additionnels
Tel: 250-729-8374
Fax: 250-756-7053
Principales publications
PRIMARY PUBLICATIONS
Nichol, L.M. Conservation in Practice. In Sea Otter Conservation. Larson,S., Bodkin, J., VanBlaricom, G. Elsevier Inc. 2015. pp 365-389.
Nichol, L.M., Hall, A.M., Ellis, G. M., Stredulinsky, E. H., Boogaards, M. D., Ford J.K.B. 2013. Dietary overlap and niche partitioning of sympatric harbour porpoises and Dall's porpoises in the Salish Sea. Progress in Oceanography, 115: 202-210.
Newsome, S.D., Tinker, M.T., Gill, V.A., Hoyt, Z.N., Doroff, A., Nichol, L., Bodkin, J. 2015. The interaction of intraspecific competition and habitat on individual diet specialization: a near range-wide examination of sea otters. Oecologia, 178 (1): 45-59
Harris, K. A., Nichol, L. M., Ross, P. S. 2011. Hydrocarbon concentrations and patterns in free-ranging sea otters (Enhydra lutris) from British Columbia, Canada. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 30: 2184–2193.
Gregr, E.J., Nichol, L.M., Watson, J.C., Ford, J.K.B., Ellis, G.M. 2008. Estimating carrying capacity for Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris) in British Columbia. Journal of Wildlife Management, 72(2): 382-388.
Olesiuk, P.F., Nichol, L.M., Sowden, M.J.,Ford, J.K.B. 2002. Effect of the sound generated by an acoustic deterrent device on the abundance and distribution of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in Retreat Passage, British Columbia. Marine Mammal Science. 18(4): 843-862.
Gregr E.J., Nichol, L., Trites, A., Ford ,J.K.B., Ellis, G.E. 2000. Migration and population structure of Northwestern Pacific whales off coastal British Columbia: An analysis of commercial whaling records from 1908-1967. Marine Mammal Science. 16(4):699-727.
Nichol, L., Wilson, L., Elliott, J. 1999. Marine and Estuarine Birds of the Georgia Basin. Chemical Contamination. Environment Canada, Georgia Basin. Factsheet. Catalogue No. CW66-186/2000E 15pp.
Nichol, L.M., Shackleton, D.M. 1996. Seasonal movements and foraging behaviour of northern resident killer whales (Orcinus orca) in relation to the inshore distribution of salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) in British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 74(6): 983-991.
CANADIAN SCIENCE ADVISORY SECRETARIAT RESEARCH DOCUMENTS
Nichol, L.M., Watson J.C., Abernethy, R, Rechsteiner, E., Towers, J. 2015. Trends in the abundance and distribution of sea otters (Enhydra lutris) in British Columbia updated with 2013 survey results. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2015/039. vii + 31 p.
Nichol, L.M., Ford, J.K.B. 2012. Information relevant to the assessment of critical habitat for Blue, Fin, Sei and North Pacific Right Whales in British Columbia DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2011/137. vi + 31 p.
Nichol, L.M., Abernethy, R., Flostrand, L., Lee T.S., Ford, J.K.B. 2010. Information relevant for the identification of Critical Habitats of North Pacific Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in British Columbia. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2009/116 iv + 40 p.
Nichol, L.M.,Boogaards, M.D., Abernethy, R. 2009. Recent trends in the abundance and distribution of sea otters (Enhydra lutris) in British Columbia. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2009/016. iv + 16 p.
Nichol, L.M. 2009. An assessment of some of the factors affecting observer efficacy during cetacean surveys in Canada’s Pacific Region. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc.2009/065. iv + 18 p.
Ford J.K.B., Rambeau A.L., Abernethy R.M., Boogaards M.D., Nichol, L.M., Spaven, L.D. 2009. An assessment of the potential for recovery of Humpback Whales off the Pacific coast of Canada. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2009/015. iv + 33 p.
Nichol, L.M. 2007. Recovery Potential Assessment for Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris) in Canada. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2007/034. ii + 26 p.
Nichol, L.M., Watson, J.C., Ellis, G.M., Ford, J.K.B. 2005. An assessment of abundance and growth of the sea otter (Enhydra lutris) population in British Columbia. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2005/094. ii + 22 p.
COSEWIC REPORTS
COSEWIC, 2007. Assessment and update status report on the sea otter Enhydra lutris in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Vii + 36pp. (www.sararegistry.gc.ca/status/status_e.cfm) Written by L.M. Nichol and J.C. Watson.
TECHNICAL REPORTS
Ford, J.K.B., Abernethy, R.M., Phillips, A.V., Calambokidis, J., Ellis, G.M., Nichol, L.M. 2010. Distribution and relative abundance of cetaceans in western Canadian waters from ship surveys, 2002-2008. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2913: v + 51 p.
Nichol, L.M., Gregr, E.J., Flinn, R., Ford, J.K.B., Peacock, A., Michaluk, L. Gurney, R. 2002. BC Commercial Whaling Catch Data 1908 to 1967. A detailed description of the BC Historical Whaling Database. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2371. 77pp.
Nichol, L., Booth, J. Smiley, B. 1997. West Coast Data Inventory and Appraisal. Volume 5. The Strait of Georgia and adjoining B.C. inlets and waters, waters west of Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Islands out to the 200-mile fishery limit: Biological Oceanography - Marine Mammals, 1879 through 1996.
Iwama, G.K., Ford, J. Nichol, L. 1997. British Columbia Salmon Aquaculture Review. Discussion paper D. Aquatic mammals and other species. 62pp. +2 appendices.
Nichol, L.M., Wainwright, P.F., Olesiuk, P.F. Smiley, B.D. 1993. West Coast Data Inventory and Appraisal. Volume 6, Dixon Entrance, Hecate Strait, Queen Charlotte Sound and adjoining B.C. coastal waterways: Biological Oceanography - Marine Mammals, 1892 through 1991. Canadian Data Report of Hydrography and Ocean Science. 37: (Vol. 4) 321 pp.
Nichol, L., Heise, K. 1992. The historical occurrence of large whales off the Queen Charlotte Islands. Prep. for South Moresby/Gwaii Haanas National Parks Reserve, Canadian Parks Service, Queen Charlotte City, B.C. 68 pp.
Ford, J.K.B., Ellis, G.E., Nichol L.M. 1992. Killer whales of the Queen Charlotte Islands. A preliminary study of the abundance, distribution and population identity of Orcinus orca in the waters of Haida Gwaii. Prep. for South Moresby/Gwaii Haanas National Parks Reserve, Canadian Parks Service, Queen Charlotte City, B.C. 26 pp.