APPENDIX 1.1 Biogeoclimatic Units of British Columbia

Zone Subzone Variant Name
AT Alpine Tundra Zone
(no subzones recognized currently)
BG Bunchgrass Zone
BGxh Very Dry Hot BG
BGxh1    Okanagan BGxh
BGxh2    Thompson BGxh
BGxh3    Fraser BGxh
BGxw Very Dry Warm BG
BGxw1    Nicola BGxw
BGxw2    Alkali BGxw
BWBS Boreal White and Black Spruce Zone
BWBSdk Dry Cool BWBS
BWBSdk1    Stikine BWBSdk
BWBSdk2    Liard BWBSdk
BWBSmw Moist Warm BWBS
BWBSmw1    Peace BWBSmw
BWBSmw2    Fort Nelson BWBSmw
BWBSwk Wet Cool BWBS
BWBSwk1    Murray BWBSwk
BWBSwk2    Graham BWBSwk
BWBSwk3    Kledo BWBSwk
BWBSvk Very Wet Cool BWBS
CDF Coastal Douglas-fir Zone
CDFmm Moist Maritime CDF
CWH Coastal Western Hemlock Zone
CWHxm Very Dry Maritime CWH
CWHxm1    Eastern CWHxm
CWHxm2    Western CWHxm
CWHdm Dry Maritime CWH
CWHds Dry Submaritime CWH
CWHds1    Southern CWHds
CWHds2    Central CWHds
CWHmm Moist Maritime CWH
CWHmm1    Submontane CWHmm
CWHmm2    Montane CWHmm
CWHms Moist Submaritime CWH
CWHms1    Southern CWHms
CWHms2    Central CWHms
CWHwh Wet Hypermaritime CWH
CWHwh1    Submontane CWHwh
CWHwh2    Montane CWHwh
CWHwm Wet Maritime CWH
CWHws Wet Submaritime CWH
CWHws1    Submontane CWHws
CWHws2    Montane CWHws
CWHvh Very Wet Hypermaritime CWH
CWHvh1    Southern CWHvh
CWHvh2    Central CWHvh
CWHvm Very Wet Maritime CWH
CWHvm1    Submontane CWHvm
CWHvm2    Montane CWHvm
CWHvm3    Central CWHvm
ESSF Engelmann Spruce - Subalpine Fir Zone
ESSFxc Very Dry Cold ESSF
ESSFxv Very Dry Very Cold ESSF
ESSFxv1    West Chilcotin ESSFxv
ESSFxv2    Big Creek ESSFxv
ESSFdk Dry Cool ESSF
ESSFdku Upper Dry Cool ESSF
ESSFdc Dry Cold ESSF
ESSFdc1    Okanagan ESSFdc
ESSFdc2    Thompson ESSFdc
ESSFdv Dry Very Cold ESSF
ESSFmw Moist Warm ESSF
ESSF mwh    Hemlock Phase, ESSFmw
ESSFmm Moist Mild ESSF
ESSFmm1    Raush ESSFmm
ESSFmm2    Robson ESSFmm
ESSFmk Moist Cool ESSF
ESSFmc Moist Cold ESSF
ESSFmv Moist Very Cold ESSF
ESSFmv1    Nechako ESSFmv
ESSFmv2    Bullmoose ESSFmv
ESSFmv3    Omineca ESSFmv
ESSFmv4    Graham ESSFmv
ESSFwm Wet Mild ESSF
ESSFwk Wet Cool ESSF
ESSFwk1    Cariboo ESSFwk
ESSFwk2    Misinchinka ESSFwk
ESSFwc Wet Cold ESSF
ESSFwc1    Columbia ESSFwc
ESSFwc2    Northern Monashee ESSFwc
ESSFwc3    Cariboo ESSFwc
ESSFwc4    Selkirk ESSFwc
ESSFwv Wet Very Cold ESSF
ESSFvc Very Wet Cold ESSF
ESSFvv Very Wet Very Cold ESSF
ESSFxcp Very Dry Cold Parkland ESSF
ESSFxvp Very Dry Very Cold Parkland ESSF
ESSFxvp1    West Chilcotin ESSFxvp
ESSFxvp2    Big Creek ESSFxvp
ESSFdkp Dry Cool Parkland ESSF
ESSFdcp Dry Cold Parkland ESSF
ESSFdcp1    Okanagan ESSFdcp
ESSFdcp2    Thompson ESSFdcp
ESSFdvp Dry Very Cold Parkland ESSF
ESSFmwp Moist Warm Parkland ESSF
ESSFmwph Hemlock Phase, ESSFmwp
ESSFmmp Moist Mild Parkland ESSF
ESSFmmp1    Raush ESSFmmp
ESSFmmp2    Robson ESSFmmp
ESSFmkp Moist Cool Parkland ESSF
ESSFmcp Moist Cold Parkland ESSF
ESSFmvp Moist Very Cold Parkland ESSF
ESSFmvp1    Nechako ESSFmvp
ESSFmvp2    Bullmoose ESSFmvp
ESSFmvp3    Omineca ESSFmvp
ESSFmvp4    Graham ESSFmvp
ESSFwmp Wet Mild Parkland ESSF
ESSFwcp Wet Cold Parkland ESSF
ESSFwcp2    Northern Monashee ESSFwcp
ESSFwcp3    Cariboo ESSFwcp
ESSFwcp4    Selkirk ESSFwcp
ESSFwvp Wet Very Cold Parkland ESSF
ESSFvcp Very Wet Cold Parkland ESSF
ESSFvvp Very Wet Very Cold Parkland ESSF
ICH Interior Cedar - Hemlock Zone
ICHxw Very Dry Warm ICH
ICHdw Dry Warm ICH
ICHdk Dry Cool ICH
ICHmw Moist Warm ICH
ICHmw1    Golden ICHmw
ICHmw2    Columbia-Shuswap ICHmw
ICHmw3    Thompson ICHmw
ICHmm Moist Mild ICH
ICHmk Moist Cool ICH
ICHmk1    Kootenay ICHmk
ICHmk2    Thompson ICHmk
ICHmk3    Horsefly ICHmk
ICHmc Moist Cold ICH
ICHmc1    Nass ICHmc
ICHmc1a    Amabilis Fir Phase, ICHmc1
ICHmc2    Hazelton ICHmc
ICHwk Wet Cool ICH
ICHwk1    Wells Gray ICHwk
ICHwk1c    Cold Air Phase, ICHwk1
ICHwk2    Quesnel ICHwk
ICHwk3    Goat ICHwk
ICHwk4    Cariboo ICHwk
ICHwc Wet Cold ICH
ICHvk Very Wet Cool ICH
ICHvk1    Mica ICHvk
ICHvk1c    Cold Air Phase, ICHvk1
ICHvk2    Slim ICHvk
ICHvc Very Wet Cold ICH
IDF Interior Douglas-fir Zone
IDFxh Very Dry Hot IDF
IDFxh1    Okanagan IDFxh
IDFxh1a    Grassland Phase, IDFxh1
IDFxh1b    Steep South Phase, IDFxh1
IDFxh2    Thompson IDFxh
IDFxh2a    Grassland Phase, IDFxh2
IDFxh2b     Steep South Phase, IDFxh2
IDFxw Very Dry Warm IDF
IDFxm Very Dry Mild IDF
IDFdw Dry Warm IDF
IDFdm Dry Mild IDF
IDFdm1    Kettle IDFdm
IDFdm2    Kootenay IDFdm
IDFdk Dry Cool IDF
IDFdk1    Thompson IDFdk
IDFdk1a    Grassland Phase, IDFdk1
IDFdk1b    Steep South Phase, IDFdk1
IDFdk2    Cascade IDFdk
IDFdk2b    Steep South Phase, IDFdk2
IDFdk3    Fraser IDFdk
IDFdk4    Chilcotin IDFdk
IDFmw Moist Warm IDF
IDFmw1    Okanagan IDFmw
IDFmw2    Thompson IDFmw
IDFmw2a    Grassland Phase, IDFmw2
IDFww Wet Warm IDF
MH Mountain Hemlock Zone
MHmm Moist Maritime MH
MHmm1    Windward MHmm
MHmm2    Leeward MHmm
MHmm2e    Engelmann Spruce Phase, MHmm2
MHwh Wet Hypermaritime MH
MHwh1    Windward MHwh
MHwh2    Leeward MHwh
MHmmp Moist Maritime Parkland MH
MHmmp1    Windward MHmmp
MHmmp2    Leeward MHmmp
MHmmp2e    Engelmann Spruce Phase, MHmmp2
MHwhp Wet Hypermaritime Parkland MH
MHwhp1    Windward MHwhp
MHwhp2    Leeward MHwhp
MS Montane Spruce Zone
MSxk Very Dry Cool MS
MSxv Very Dry Very Cold MS
MSdm Dry Mild MS
MSdm1    Okanagan MSdm
MSdm2    Thompson MSdm
MSdk Dry Cool MS
MSdc Dry Cold MS
MSdc1    Bridge MSdc
MSdc2    Tatlayoko MSdc
MSdv Dry Very Cold MS
PP Ponderosa Pine Zone
PPxh Very Dry Hot PP
PPxh1    Okanagan PPxh
PPxh1a    Grassland Phase, PPxh1
PPxh2    Thompson PPxh
PPxh2a    Grassland Phase, PPxh2
PPdh Dry Hot PP
PPdh1    Kettle PPdh
PPdh2    Kootenay PPdh
SBPS Sub-Boreal Pine - Spruce Zone
SBPSxc Very Dry Cold SBPS
SBPSdc Dry Cold SBPS
SBPBmk Moist Cool SBPS
SBPSmc Moist Cold SBPS
SBS Sub-Boreal Spruce Zone
SBSdh Dry Hot SBS
SBSdh1    McLennan SBSdh
SBSdh2    Robson SBSdh
SBSdw Dry Warm SBS
SBSdw1    Horsefly SBSdw
SBSdw2    Blackwater SBSdw
SBSdw3    Stuart SBSdw
SBSdk Dry Cool SBS
SBSmh Moist Hot SBS
SBSmw Moist Warm SBS
SBSmm Moist Mild SBS
SBSmk Moist Cool SBS
SBSmk1    Mossvale SBSmk
SBSmk2    Williston SBSmk
SBSmc Moist Cold SBS
SBSmc1    Moffat SBSmc
SBSmc2    Babine SBSmc
SBSmc3    Kluskus SBSmc
SBSwk Wet Cool SBS
SBSwk1    Willow SBSwk
SBSwk2    Finlay-Peace SBSwk
SBSwk3    Takla SBSwk
SBSwk3a    Douglas-fir Phase, SBSwk3
SBSvk Very Wet Cool SBS
SWB Spruce - Willow - Birch Zone
SWBdk Dry Cool SWB
SWBdks Dry Cool Scrub SWB
SWBmk Moist Cool SWB
SWBmks Moist Cool Scrub SWB
SWBvk Very Wet Cool SWB
SWBvks Very Wet Cool Scrub SWB

 


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