Abstract
This guide presents site identification information for ecosystems of the Boreal White and Black Spruce (BWBS) biogeoclimatic zone of British Columbia.
The guide has four main goals:
- to present descriptions of British Columbia's boreal ecosystems in a single guide;
- to present a comprehensive revision to the classification of the BWBS;
- to assist the user in classifying sites in the field; and
- to provide insight into common site limitations and potential capabilities related to the ecological conditions of the classified units to assist in preparing management prescriptions.
This guide represents a revision of existing classifications based on additions of new data and an inter-regional correlation of BWBS units. This guide replaces Land Management Handbook (LMH) #22 A Field Guide for Identification and Interpretation of Ecosystems of the Northeast Portion of the Prince George Forest Region (DeLong et al. 1990); the boreal sections of LMH #26, A Field Guide to Site Identification and Interpretation for the Prince Rupert Forest Region (Banner et al. 1993); the BWBSdk1 section in LMH #54, A Field Guide to Site Identification and Interpretation for the North Central Portion of the Northern Interior Forest Region (DeLong 2004); and the Draft Field Guide Insert for Site Identification of Seral Populus Units of the Northeast Portion of the Prince George Forest Region.
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Updated March 1, 2012
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