Research Branch
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Site Index Basics
3. Site Index and Site Factors
4. Methodology
5. Report Format and Content
6. Field Use
7. References
Appendix 1. Species Conversion Tables
Appendix 2. Resources

Reports
2008 Approximation
SISU By Region Report (PDF Format)
SISU By Region Report (Excel Format)
SISU By BGC Unit Report (PDF Format)
SISU By BGC Unit Report (Excel Format)
Custom Reports Web Page
Comparison Report

Standards
Sampling and Data Standards Version 5.2

Products
SIBEC e-brochure
SIBEC Technical Report

 

Site Index estimates by Site Series (SIBEC) - second approximation

APPENDIX 2 - References, Resources, And Contacts

References

Banner, A., W. MacKenzie, S. Haeussler, S. Thomson, J. Pojar, and R. Trowbridge. 1993. A field guide for site identification and interpretation in the Prince Rupert Forest Region. B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. Land Management Handbook No. 26.
[view the abstract / download the PDFs]

Braumandl, T. and M. Curran. 1992. A field guide for site identification and interpretation in the Nelson Forest Region. B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. Land Management Handbook No. 20.

DeLong, C., D. Tanner, and M.J. Jull. 1993. A field guide for site identification and interpretation for the southwest portion of the Prince George Forest Region. B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. Land Management Handbook No. 24.
[view the abstract / download the PDFs]

DeLong, C., D. Tanner, and M.J. Jull. 1994. A field guide for site identification and interpretation for the Northern Rockies portion of the Prince George Forest Region. B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. Land Management Handbook No. 29.
[view the abstract / download the PDFs]

Green, R.N. and K. Klinka. 1994. A field guide for site identification and interpretation in the Vancouver Forest Region. B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. Land Management Handbook No. 28.
[view the abstract / download the PDFs]

Lloyd, D., K. Angove, G. Hope, and C. Thompson. 1990. A guide to site identification and interpretation for the Kamloops Forest Region. B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. Land Management Handbook No. 23.

Stearns-Smith, S. 2001. Making sense of site index estimates in British Columbia: A quick look at the big picture. BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management 1(2):1-4.
[download the PDF]

Steen, O.A. and R.A. Coupé. 1998. A field guide to forest site identification and interpretation for the Cariboo Forest Region. B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. Land Management Handbook No. 39.
[view the abstract / download the PDFs]
Supplement 1, ESSFxv2 site series classification, 2001.
Supplement 2, SBSmw site series expanded classification, 2002.

Resources

The B.C. Ministry of Forests Biogeoclimatic Zone Ecology Brochure Series:
Ecosystems of British Columbia (1994)
The Ecology of the Coastal Douglas-fir Zone (1995)
The Ecology of the Coastal Western Hemlock Zone (1995)
The Ecology of the Interior Douglas-fir Zone (1996)
The Ecology of the Interior Cedar-Hemlock Zone (1996)
The Ecology of the Boreal White and Black Spruce Zone (1996)
The Ecology of the Mountain Hemlock Zone (1997)
The Ecology of the Sub-Boreal Spruce Zone (1998)
The Ecology of the Bunchgrass Zone (1998)
The Ecology of the Engelmann Spruce-Subalpine Fir Zone (1998)
The Ecology of the Alpine Tundra Zone (1998)
The Ecology of the Sub-Boreal Pine-Spruce Zone (1999)
The Ecology of the Ponderosa Pine Zone (1999)
The Ecology of the Spruce-Willow-Birch Zone (1999)
The Ecology of the Montane Spruce Zone (1999)

SIBEC Project Information

Email

Shirley Mah
Gordon Nigh

Address

BC Ministry of Forests
Research Branch
PO Box 9519 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC V8W 9C2