Classification of mid-seral black spruce ecosystems of northern British Columbia. Full report.

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Classification of mid-seral black spruce ecosystems of northern British Columbia. Full report. Krestov, Pavel; Klinka, Karel; Chourmouzis, Christine; Kayahara, Gordon J.

Abstract

This full report presents a classification of mid-seral black spruce ecosystems in the Boreal White and Black Spruce (BWBS) and Sub-boreal Spruce (SBS) zones of British Columbia. The classification is based on a total of 122 plots sampled during the summers of 1997 and 1998. We used multivariate and tabular methods to synthesize and classify ecosystems according to the Braun-Blanquet approach and the methods of biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification. The black spruce ecosystems were classified into 8 vegetation units (associations or subassociations) and the same number of site associations. We describe vegetation and environmental features of these vegetation and site units. Vegetation and environmental tables for individual plots are given in Appendices. In addition, we also present the relationships between site index of black spruce and direct and indirect measures of site quality.

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Title	Classification of mid-seral black spruce ecosystems of northern British Columbia. Full report.
Alternate Title	Scientia silvica extension series, no. 26
Creator	Krestov, Pavel; Klinka, Karel; Chourmouzis, Christine; Kayahara, Gordon J.
Publisher	Forest Sciences Department, University of British Columbia
Date Issued	2000-03
Description	This full report presents a classification of mid-seral black spruce ecosystems in the Boreal White and Black Spruce (BWBS) and Sub-boreal Spruce (SBS) zones of British Columbia. The classification is based on a total of 122 plots sampled during the summers of 1997 and 1998. We used multivariate and tabular methods to synthesize and classify ecosystems according to the Braun-Blanquet approach and the methods of biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification. The black spruce ecosystems were classified into 8 vegetation units (associations or subassociations) and the same number of site associations. We describe vegetation and environmental features of these vegetation and site units. Vegetation and environmental tables for individual plots are given in Appendices. In addition, we also present the relationships between site index of black spruce and direct and indirect measures of site quality.
Extent	7440524 bytes
Subject	Black Spruce; Classification; Diversity; Ecosystem classification; Forest productivity; Site quality; Vegetation; Braun-Blanquet
Genre	Report
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
Date Available	2008-04-01
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	All rights reserved
DOI	10.14288/1.0107252
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/632
Affiliation	Forestry, Faculty of; Forest Sciences, Department of
Peer Review Status	Reviewed
Scholarly Level	Faculty
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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