Biogeoclimatic
Zones of the Columbia Basin
Biogeoclimatic zones of the
Columbia Basin , shown below, include Interior Cedar-Hemlock,
Englemann Spruce-Subalpine Fir, Ponderosa Pine, Interior Douglas-Fir,
Alpine Tundra, Montane Spruce and Sub-Boreal Spruce.
These zones are further subdivided
into zubzones and variants. For a more complete description
of the classification system and the sub-zones and variants,
visit websites listed below.
Reference
Meidinger, D. and J. Pojar,
1991. Ecosystems of British Columbia. B.C. Ministry of
Forests.
More
Information
http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/wld/
Demarchi, D., 1996. An introduction to the ecoregions of British
Columbia. Low resolution (small scale) Maps of ecoregions
and ecosections can be downloaded as *.GIF files. A brief
description of the ecological classification system can also
be found at http://www.env.v.bc.ca/wld/his/ecoclass.html
http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/wld/
Links to text describing the Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem
Classification and to higher resolution (larger scale) maps
showing Ecoprovinces, Ecoregions and Ecosections, and the
“Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification” (BEC)
map. All can be downloaded as *.GIF files, e.g., BEC.GIF.
Files are larger, and downloading times longer, than the maps
listed above.
