Current Projects
The following projects are some of the major streams of investigation being undertaken by Branch and Regional ecologists. For a more complete list of the research of individual researchers go to the Staff Page.
Seral Classification of the SBSdk subzone
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Outline: The aim of this project is to provide the first comprehensive BEC classification of seral vegetation. Data from 20-year-old long-term succession trials and BEC plots of plantations and naturally disturbed ecosystems are being used to create a model of succession within the SBSdk subzone. Project Lead: Will MacKenzie Time Frame: Draft 2006. |
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Grasslands of British Columbia
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Outline: This project will produce a comprehensive classification and description of the ecosystem processes of British Columbia's southern grasslands Project Lead: Ray Coupe Time Frame: |
Alpine and Subalpine Ecosystems of BC
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Outline: This project is creating the first approximation of BGC units and a first approximation of a site classification for British Columbia's high elevation habitats. Project Lead: Will MacKenzie Time Frame: 2007-2008 |
SIBEC |
Outline: Site Index by Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification (SIBEC) is an initiative to develop alternate methods for estimating site index in stands based on relationships between site index and site series. SIBEC site index estimates are used in applications such as OASIS, which is a method of setting up ecologically-based analysis units for timber supply analyses. Project Lead: Shirley Mah Time Frame: |
Field guide revision to Ecosystems of the ex-Kamloops Forest Region |
Outline:This is a comprehensive reclassification of forest ecosystems and a new classificaiton of non-forested ecosystems for the entire ex-Kamloops Forest Region. Project Lead: Dennis Lloyd. Timeframe: 2006 - 2008. |
Field guide revision to Ecosystems of the Coast Forest Region |
Outline:This is a comprehensive reclassification of forest ecosystems of the Coast Forest Region Project Lead: Andy MacKinnon, Allen Banner Timeframe: 2008 - 2009. |
Coastal Ecosystem Recovery (Allen Banner) |
Measuring the rate species and structural recovery of coastal forests after timber harvest and other disturbances. |
National and International Correlation of Plant Associations |
Outline: This project encompasses two initiatives. (1) Forest Ecosystems of Canada. The goal is to correlate plant associations across all provincial/territorial jurisdications . (2) BC-US Correlation. The goal of this initiative is to correlate associations between BC, coastal Alaska, Washington, N Idaho, and NW Montana. The correlated associations receive global conservation status ranks using the system of the BC Conservation Data Centre and are posted to the international NatureServe web site. Project Lead: Del Meidinger Time Frame: Correlation of coast and boreal complete; interior correlation complete by 2007; loading on web sites complete as resources allow. |
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