B.C. Ministry of Forests Forest Science Program
				Abstract for Bro30

		The Ecology of the Coastal Douglas-fir Zone
		Author or Ministry Contact: Ministry of Forests
		Branch: Research
		Subject: Ecology
		Series: Brochure
		Other details: Published March 1995, 6 pages. Funding provided by Forest Renewal BC for Internet version

Abstract

Although it is one of the smallest of British Columbia's 14 ecological zones, the Coastal Douglas-fir Zone is home to some of the province's most interesting and diverse ecosystems. A mild climate has also given this area some of the province's rarest vegetation, which is seriously threatened by growing human settlement.

The Coastal Douglas-fir Zone covers a small area of British Columbia's south coast, including a band of lower elevation along southeastern Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands, and a fringe of mainland along Georgia Strait. Victoria, Nanaimo, and Powell River are major urban centres in the area.

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