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

Literature Cited

British Columbia Ministry of Forests. 1997. Site index estimates by site series for coniferous tree species in British Columbia. Forest Renewal BC and B.C. Ministry of Forests. Victoria, B.C.

Carter, R.E. and K. Klinka. 1990. Relationships between growing-season soil water deficit, mineralizable soil nitrogen, and site index of coastal Douglas-fir. Forest Ecology and Management 30:301-311.

Consortium of Thrower, Blackwell, Oikos. 1995. A SIBEC Project Report: Database design and collation. June 5, 1995.

Green, R.N., P.L. Marshall, and K. Klinka. 1989. Estimating site index of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco) from ecological variables in southwestern British Columbia. Forest Science 35:50-63.

Kayahara, G.J. and A.F. Pearson. 1996. Site index of western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) and Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) in relation to soil moisture regimes and soil nutrient regimes. B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. Working Paper No. 17/1996.

Kayahara, G., K. Klinka, and P. Marshall. 1996. The relations of site index to site factors for lodgepole pine, interior spruce, and subalpine fir in central British Columbia, Canada. B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. Unpublished Report.

Klinka, K. and R.E. Carter. 1990. Relationships between site index and synoptic environmental factors in immature coastal Douglas-fir stands. Forest Science 36:815-830.

Site Productivity Working Group. 2001. SIBEC sampling and data standards (Version 5.1). B.C. Ministry of Forests, Victoria, B.C. [web site].

Splechtna, B.E. 2001. Height growth and site index models for Pacific silver fir in southwestern British Columbia. BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management 1(1):1-14. [Download the PDF].

Wang, G.G. and K. Klinka. 1995. Site-specific height curves for white spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss) stands based on stem analysis and site classifdication. Annales des Sciences Forestieres. 52:607-618.

Wang, G.G. and K. Klinka. 1996. Use of synoptic variables in predicting white spruce site index. Forest Ecology and Management 80:95-105.

Wang,Q., G.G. Wang, K.D. Coates, and K. Klinka. 1994a. Use of site factors to predict lodgepole pine and interior spruce site index in the Sub-Boreal Spruce zone. B.C. Min. For. Victoria, B.C. Research Note No. 114.

_______. 1994b. Relationships between ecological site quality and site index of lodgepole pine and white spruce in Northern British Columbia. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology. 5(1):1-15.