Topics
In addition to traditional publications, Branch staff have prepared many web sites covering
general topics or specific projects.
Earth Sciences
- Climate change
- Comprehensive coverage of climate change research in the Branch.
- Fire ecology and management
- Comprehensive coverage of fire research in the Branch.
- Soil conservation
- Comprehensive coverage of soil topics in the Branch.
- Ultraviolet-B radiation
- Comprehensive coverage of UV-B radiation topics in the Branch.
Ecology
- Biodiversity
- Biodiversity explained, with links to related projects.
- Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification
- A comprehensive source of information about the Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification (BEC), including how the BEC system works, applications, codes, projects, maps, publications, software, staff, and related links.
- Dead Tree Web Site
- An information source for wildlife trees, snags, and coarse woody debris.
- EcoGen
- Predictive ecosystem mapping tool that models ecosystems on the landscape, and can derive a predicted 'ecoyield'.
- Fish-Forestry Interaction Program
- An overview of the program conducted in British Columbia. Individual projects are summarized with links to more detailed descriptions.
- Landscape Analysis of Caribou Habitat
- An investigation of the long-term consequences of management actions on caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) habitat using detailed spatio-temporal landscape models and sophisticated data management techniques."
- Large Scale Biogeoclimatic Mapping
- A description of the current state of, and methods for producing, Biogeoclimatic Subzone/Variant mapping at scales appropriate for Landscape Unit Planning, Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping and Predictive Ecosystem Mapping.
- Non-Timber Forest Products
- Information on BC Ministry of Forests NTFP initiatives.
- SIBEC
- A comprehensive source of information on the Site Index by BEC Site Series -SIBEC project (EP 1215), including model development, methodology, and most current SIBEC site index reports.
- TEM Alternatives Task Force
- Coordination, development, testing, and documentation of Predictive Ecosystem Mapping (PEM) and other alternatives to TEM.
- Wildlife
- Comprehensive coverage of wildlife topics in the Branch.
Forest Practices
- Effects of Red Alder on Stand Dynamics and Nitrogen Availability
- A report on project EP 1121.
- The Structure of Mixed-species Stands in the ICHmw Subzones
- Description of initial analysis of interior cedar-hemlock mixed-species stands for the purpose of modelling growth.
- Silviculture / Stand Management
- Comprehensive coverage of stand management topics in the Branch.
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- Growth and Yield Modelling
- Growth and Yield prediction models: descriptions, features, comparisons, software, technical support.
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Growth and Yield Modelling of Hardwood
Species and Boreal Mixedwoods
- Growth and Yield Modelling of Hardwood Species and Boreal Mixedwoods with
the Tree and Stand Simulator (TASS)
- OASIS
- A description of the field and office procedures for creating ecologically-based analysis units in a timber supply analysis.
- Pothole Creek Interior Douglas-fir Study Area
- A current multi-year project investigating the dynamics of IDF stands.
- PSP Minimum Standards
- Minimum Standards for the Establishment and Remeasurement of Permanent Sample Plots in British Columbia
- SIBEC
- A comprehensive source of information on the Site Index by BEC Site Series -SIBEC project (EP 1215), including model development, methodology, and most current SIBEC site index reports.
- Silviculture / Stand Management Field Trials
- Comprehensive coverage of stand management topics in the Branch.
- Site Productivity
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- SiteTools
- Windows software for estimating site index, site height, or age using site index models.
- Stem Analysis Standards
- Procedures and standards for conducting stem analysis for site productivity and height growth research.
- SYLVER Demo (Web)
- Web-based slideshow of the SYLVER system.
- Status of Long-Term Data Collection in the Provincial Growth & Yield Program
- The report documents the status of programs for collecting long-term data in the provincial program, as they stand at the end of fiscal year 2001.
- Top Height Definition
- Definition of top height from the Forest Productivity Council's defunct web site.
- Top Height Rationale
- The rationale report for choosing the definition of top height. Taken from the Forest Productivity Council's defunct web site.
Research Support
- Biometrics
- Biometrics handbooks, pamphlets, links, etc.
Resource Management
- Disturbance Units for Landscape Planning
- An examination of techniques for characterising landscapes and predicting long term consequences of management policy and natural disturbance.
- Forest Health - Mountain Pine Beetle
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- Provincial-Level Projection of the Current Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak
- The Provincial-Level Mountain Pine Beetle Model projects the possible course of the mountain pine beetle outbreak that's currently affecting the Interior forests of British Columbia. The model is used to estimate pine mortality, and to provide forest managers with insight into how the infestation may progress into the future.
- Strategic Analysis
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