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Conservation Framework
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Distribution
Biogeoclimatic
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Zone
BAFA - Boreal Altai Fescue Alpine
BG - Bunchgrass
BWBS - Boreal White and Black Spruce
CDF - Coastal Douglas-fir
CMA - Coastal Mountain-heather Alpine
CWH - Coastal Western Hemlock
ESSF - Engelmann Spruce - Subalpine Fir
ICH - Interior Cedar - Hemlock
IDF - Interior Douglas-fir
IMA - Interior Mountain-heather Alpine
MH - Mountain Hemlock
MS - Montane Spruce
PP - Ponderosa Pine
SBPS - Sub-Boreal Pine - Spruce
SBS - Sub-Boreal Spruce
SWB - Spruce - Willow - Birch
Zone, Subzone (Variant, Phase)
BAFAun - Undifferentiated
BAFAunp - Undifferentiated and Parkland
BGxh - Very Dry Hot
BGxh1 - Okanagan Very Dry Hot
BGxh2 - Thompson Very Dry Hot
BGxh3 - Fraser Very Dry Hot
BGxw - Very Dry Warm
BGxw1 - Nicola Very Dry Warm
BGxw2 - Alkali Very Dry Warm
BWBSdk - Dry Cool
BWBSdk1 - Stikine Dry Cool
BWBSdk2 - Liard Dry Cool
BWBSmw - Moist Warm
BWBSmw1 - Peace Moist Warm
BWBSmw2 - Fort Nelson Moist Warm
BWBSun - Undifferentiated
BWBSvk - Very Wet Cool
BWBSwk - Wet Cool
BWBSwk1 - Murray Wet Cool
BWBSwk2 - Graham Wet Cool
BWBSwk3 - Kledo Wet Cool
CDFmm - Moist Maritime
CMAun - Undifferentiated
CMAunp - Undifferentiated and Parkland
CWHdm - Dry Maritime
CWHds - Dry Submaritime
CWHds1 - Southern Dry Submaritime
CWHds2 - Central Dry Submaritime
CWHmm - Moist Maritime
CWHmm1 - Submontane Moist Maritime
CWHmm2 - Montane Moist Maritime
CWHms - Moist Submaritime
CWHms1 - Southern Moist Submaritime
CWHms2 - Central Moist Submaritime
CWHun - Undifferentiated
CWHvh - Very Wet Hypermaritime
CWHvh1 - Southern Very Wet Hypermaritime
CWHvh2 - Central Very Wet Hypermaritime
CWHvm - Very Wet Maritime
CWHvm1 - Submontane Very Wet Maritime
CWHvm2 - Montane Very Wet Maritime
CWHvm3 - Central Very Wet Maritime
CWHwh - Wet Hypermaritime
CWHwh1 - Submontane Wet Hypermaritime
CWHwh2 - Montane Wet Hypermaritime
CWHwm - Wet Maritime
CWHws - Wet Submaritime
CWHws1 - Submontane Wet Submaritime
CWHws2 - Montane Wet Submaritime
CWHxm - Very Dry Maritime
CWHxm1 - Eastern Very Dry Maritime
CWHxm2 - Western Very Dry Maritime
ESSFdc - Dry Cold
ESSFdc1 - Okanagan Dry Cold
ESSFdc2 - South Thompson Dry Cold
ESSFdc3 - North Thompson Dry Cold
ESSFdcp - Dry Cold Parkland
ESSFdcw - Dry Cold Woodland
ESSFdk - Dry Cool
ESSFdk1 - Kootenay Dry Cool
ESSFdk2 - Spillimacheen Dry Cool
ESSFdkp - Dry Cool Parkland
ESSFdku - Dry Cool Woodland and Parkland
ESSFdkw - Dry Cool Woodland
ESSFdm - Dry Mild
ESSFdmp - Dry Mild Parkland
ESSFdmw - Dry Mild Woodland
ESSFdv - Dry Very Cold
ESSFdv d - Dry Very Cold - Dry phase
ESSFdvp - Dry Very Cold Parkland
ESSFdvw - Dry Very Cold Woodland
ESSFmc - Moist Cold
ESSFmcp - Moist Cold Parkland
ESSFmk - Moist Cool
ESSFmkp - Moist Cool Parkland
ESSFmm - Moist Mild
ESSFmm1 - Raush Moist Mild
ESSFmm2 - Robson Moist Mild
ESSFmmp - Moist Mild Parkland
ESSFmmw - Moist Mild Woodland
ESSFmv - Moist Very Cold
ESSFmv1 - Nechako Moist Very Cold
ESSFmv2 - Bullmoose Moist Very Cold
ESSFmv3 - Omineca Moist Very Cold
ESSFmv4 - Graham Moist Very Cold
ESSFmvp - Moist Very Cold Parkland
ESSFmw - Moist Warm
ESSFmw1 - Cascade Moist Warm
ESSFmw2 - Stein Moist Warm
ESSFmwp - Moist Warm Parkland
ESSFmww - Moist Warm Woodland
ESSFvc - Very Wet Cold
ESSFvcp - Very Wet Cold Parkland
ESSFvcw - Very Wet Cold Woodland
ESSFvv - Very Wet Very Cold
ESSFvvp - Very Wet Very Cold Parkland
ESSFwc - Wet Cold
ESSFwc1 - Columbia Wet Cold
ESSFwc2 - Northern Monashee Wet Cold
ESSFwc2w - Northern Monashee Wet Cold - Warm phase
ESSFwc3 - Cariboo Wet Cold
ESSFwc4 - Selkirk Wet Cold
ESSFwc5 - Salmo Wet Cold
ESSFwc6 - Ymir Wet Cold
ESSFwcp - Wet Cold Parkland
ESSFwcw - Wet Cold Woodland
ESSFwk - Wet Cool
ESSFwk1 - Cariboo Wet Cool
ESSFwk2 - Misinchinka Wet Cool
ESSFwkp - Wet Cool Parkland
ESSFwm - Wet Mild
ESSFwmp - Wet Mild Parkland
ESSFwmu - Wet Mild Woodland and Parkland
ESSFwmw - Wet Mild Woodland
ESSFwv - Wet Very Cold
ESSFwvp - Wet Very Cold Parkland
ESSFxc - Very Dry Cold
ESSFxc1 - Similkameen Very Dry Cold
ESSFxc2 - Thompson Very Dry Cold
ESSFxc3 - Pavillion Very Dry Cold
ESSFxcp - Very Dry Cold Parkland
ESSFxcw - Very Dry Cold Woodland
ESSFxv - Very Dry Very Cold
ESSFxv1 - West Chilcotin Very Dry Very Cold
ESSFxv2 - Big Creek Very Dry Very Cold
ESSFxvp - Very Dry Very Cold Parkland
ESSFxvw - Very Dry Very Cold Woodland
ICHdk - Dry Cool
ICHdm - Dry Mild
ICHdw - Dry Warm
ICHdw1 - West Kootenay Dry Warm
ICHdw2 - Boundary Dry Warm
ICHdw3 - North Thompson Dry Warm
ICHmc - Moist Cold
ICHmc1 - Nass Moist Cold
ICHmc1a - Nass Moist Cold - Amabilis fir phase
ICHmc2 - Hazelton Moist Cold
ICHmk - Moist Cool
ICHmk1 - Kootenay Moist Cool
ICHmk2 - Thompson Moist Cool
ICHmk3 - Horsefly Moist Cool
ICHmm - Moist Mild
ICHmw - Moist Warm
ICHmw1 - Golden Moist Warm
ICHmw2 - Shuswap Moist Warm
ICHmw3 - Thompson Moist Warm
ICHmw4 - Ymir Moist Warm
ICHvc - Very Wet Cold
ICHvk - Very Wet Cool
ICHvk1 - Mica Very Wet Cool
ICHvk1c - Mica Very Wet Cool - Cold Air phase
ICHvk2 - Slim Very Wet Cool
ICHwc - Wet Cold
ICHwk - Wet Cool
ICHwk1 - Wells Gray Wet Cool
ICHwk1c - Wells Gray Wet Cool - Cold Air phase
ICHwk2 - Quesnel Wet Cool
ICHwk3 - Goat Wet Cool
ICHwk4 - Cariboo Wet Cool
ICHxw - Very Dry Warm
IDFdc - Dry Cold
IDFdk - Dry Cool
IDFdk1 - Thompson Dry Cool
IDFdk1a - Thompson Dry Cool - Grassland phase
IDFdk1b - Thompson Dry Cool - Steep South phase
IDFdk2 - Cascade Dry Cool
IDFdk2a - Cascade Dry Cool - Grassland phase
IDFdk2b - Cascade Dry Cool - Steep South phase
IDFdk3 - Fraser Dry Cool
IDFdk4 - Chilcotin Dry Cool
IDFdm - Dry Mild
IDFdm1 - Kettle Dry Mild
IDFdm2 - Kootenay Dry Mild
IDFdm2a - Kootenay Dry Mild - Moist phase
IDFdm2n - Kootenay Dry Mild - Northern phase
IDFdw - Dry Warm
IDFmw - Moist Warm
IDFmw1 - Shuswap Moist Warm
IDFmw2 - Thompson Moist Warm
IDFmw2b - Thompson Moist Warm - Steep South phase
IDFun - Undifferentiated
IDFww - Wet Warm
IDFww1 - Stein Wet Warm
IDFxc - Very Dry Cold
IDFxh - Very Dry Hot
IDFxh1 - Okanagan Very Dry Hot
IDFxh1a - Okanagan Very Dry Hot - Grassland phase
IDFxh2 - Thompson Very Dry Hot
IDFxh2a - Thompson Very Dry Hot - Grassland phase
IDFxh4 - Boundary Very Dry Hot
IDFxk - Very Dry Cool
IDFxm - Very Dry Mild
IDFxw - Very Dry Warm
IMAun - Undifferentiated
IMAunp - Undifferentiated and Parkland
MHmm - Moist Maritime
MHmm1 - Windward Moist Maritime
MHmm2 - Leeward Moist Maritime
MHmmp - Moist Maritime Parkland
MHun - Undifferentiated
MHwh - Wet Hypermaritime
MHwh1 - Windward Wet Hypermaritime
MHwh2 - Leeward Wet Hypermaritime
MHwhp - Wet Hypermaritime Parkland
MSdc - Dry Cold
MSdc1 - Bridge Dry Cold
MSdc1d - Bridge Dry Cold - Dry phase
MSdc2 - Tatlayoko Dry Cold
MSdk - Dry Cool
MSdm - Dry Mild
MSdm1 - Okanagan Dry Mild
MSdm1a - Okanagan Dry Mild - Redcedar phase
MSdm2 - South Thompson Dry Mild
MSdm3 - North Thompson Dry Mild
MSdm3w - North Thompson Dry Mild - Warm phase
MSdv - Dry Very Cold
MSmw - Moist Warm
MSmw1 - Cascade Moist Warm
MSmw2 - Stein Moist Warm
MSun - Undifferentiated
MSxk - Very Dry Cool
MSxk1 - Similkameen Very Dry Cool
MSxk2 - South Thompson Very Dry Cool
MSxk3 - Pavillion Very Dry Cool
MSxv - Very Dry Very Cold
PPdh - Dry Hot
PPdh1 - Kettle Dry Hot
PPdh2 - Kootenay Dry Hot
PPxh - Very Dry Hot
PPxh1 - Okanagan Very Dry Hot
PPxh1a - Okanagan Very Dry Hot - Grassland phase
PPxh2 - Thompson Very Dry Hot
PPxh2a - Thompson Very Dry Hot - Grassland phase
SBPSdc - Dry Cold
SBPSmc - Moist Cold
SBPSmk - Moist Cool
SBPSxc - Very Dry Cold
SBSdh - Dry Hot
SBSdh1 - McLennan Dry Hot
SBSdh2 - Robson Dry Hot
SBSdk - Dry Cool
SBSdw - Dry Warm
SBSdw1 - Horsefly Dry Warm
SBSdw2 - Blackwater Dry Warm
SBSdw3 - Stuart Dry Warm
SBSmc - Moist Cold
SBSmc1 - Moffat Moist Cold
SBSmc2 - Babine Moist Cold
SBSmc3 - Kluskus Moist Cold
SBSmh - Moist Hot
SBSmk - Moist Cool
SBSmk1 - Mossvale Moist Cool
SBSmk2 - Williston Moist Cool
SBSmm - Moist Mild
SBSmw - Moist Warm
SBSun - Undifferentiated
SBSvk - Very Wet Cool
SBSwk - Wet Cool
SBSwk1 - Willow Wet Cool
SBSwk2 - Finlay-Peace Wet Cool
SBSwk3 - Takla Wet Cool
SBSwk3a - Takla Wet Cool - Douglas-fir phase
SWBdk - Dry Cool
SWBdks - Dry Cool Scrub
SWBmk - Moist Cool
SWBmks - Moist Cool Scrub
SWBun - Undifferentiated
SWBvk - Very Wet Cool
SWBvks - Very Wet Cool Scrub
BAFAun - Undifferentiated
BAFAunp - Undifferentiated and Parkland
BGxh - Very Dry Hot
BGxh1 - Okanagan Very Dry Hot
BGxh2 - Thompson Very Dry Hot
BGxh3 - Fraser Very Dry Hot
BGxw - Very Dry Warm
BGxw1 - Nicola Very Dry Warm
BGxw2 - Alkali Very Dry Warm
BWBSdk - Dry Cool
BWBSdk1 - Stikine Dry Cool
BWBSdk2 - Liard Dry Cool
BWBSmw - Moist Warm
BWBSmw1 - Peace Moist Warm
BWBSmw2 - Fort Nelson Moist Warm
BWBSun - Undifferentiated
BWBSvk - Very Wet Cool
BWBSwk - Wet Cool
BWBSwk1 - Murray Wet Cool
BWBSwk2 - Graham Wet Cool
BWBSwk3 - Kledo Wet Cool
CDFmm - Moist Maritime
CMAun - Undifferentiated
CMAunp - Undifferentiated and Parkland
CWHdm - Dry Maritime
CWHds - Dry Submaritime
CWHds1 - Southern Dry Submaritime
CWHds2 - Central Dry Submaritime
CWHmm - Moist Maritime
CWHmm1 - Submontane Moist Maritime
CWHmm2 - Montane Moist Maritime
CWHms - Moist Submaritime
CWHms1 - Southern Moist Submaritime
CWHms2 - Central Moist Submaritime
CWHun - Undifferentiated
CWHvh - Very Wet Hypermaritime
CWHvh1 - Southern Very Wet Hypermaritime
CWHvh2 - Central Very Wet Hypermaritime
CWHvm - Very Wet Maritime
CWHvm1 - Submontane Very Wet Maritime
CWHvm2 - Montane Very Wet Maritime
CWHvm3 - Central Very Wet Maritime
CWHwh - Wet Hypermaritime
CWHwh1 - Submontane Wet Hypermaritime
CWHwh2 - Montane Wet Hypermaritime
CWHwm - Wet Maritime
CWHws - Wet Submaritime
CWHws1 - Submontane Wet Submaritime
CWHws2 - Montane Wet Submaritime
CWHxm - Very Dry Maritime
CWHxm1 - Eastern Very Dry Maritime
CWHxm2 - Western Very Dry Maritime
ESSFdc - Dry Cold
ESSFdc1 - Okanagan Dry Cold
ESSFdc2 - South Thompson Dry Cold
ESSFdc3 - North Thompson Dry Cold
ESSFdcp - Dry Cold Parkland
ESSFdcw - Dry Cold Woodland
ESSFdk - Dry Cool
ESSFdk1 - Kootenay Dry Cool
ESSFdk2 - Spillimacheen Dry Cool
ESSFdkp - Dry Cool Parkland
ESSFdku - Dry Cool Woodland and Parkland
ESSFdkw - Dry Cool Woodland
ESSFdm - Dry Mild
ESSFdmp - Dry Mild Parkland
ESSFdmw - Dry Mild Woodland
ESSFdv - Dry Very Cold
ESSFdv d - Dry Very Cold - Dry phase
ESSFdvp - Dry Very Cold Parkland
ESSFdvw - Dry Very Cold Woodland
ESSFmc - Moist Cold
ESSFmcp - Moist Cold Parkland
ESSFmk - Moist Cool
ESSFmkp - Moist Cool Parkland
ESSFmm - Moist Mild
ESSFmm1 - Raush Moist Mild
ESSFmm2 - Robson Moist Mild
ESSFmmp - Moist Mild Parkland
ESSFmmw - Moist Mild Woodland
ESSFmv - Moist Very Cold
ESSFmv1 - Nechako Moist Very Cold
ESSFmv2 - Bullmoose Moist Very Cold
ESSFmv3 - Omineca Moist Very Cold
ESSFmv4 - Graham Moist Very Cold
ESSFmvp - Moist Very Cold Parkland
ESSFmw - Moist Warm
ESSFmw1 - Cascade Moist Warm
ESSFmw2 - Stein Moist Warm
ESSFmwp - Moist Warm Parkland
ESSFmww - Moist Warm Woodland
ESSFvc - Very Wet Cold
ESSFvcp - Very Wet Cold Parkland
ESSFvcw - Very Wet Cold Woodland
ESSFvv - Very Wet Very Cold
ESSFvvp - Very Wet Very Cold Parkland
ESSFwc - Wet Cold
ESSFwc1 - Columbia Wet Cold
ESSFwc2 - Northern Monashee Wet Cold
ESSFwc2w - Northern Monashee Wet Cold - Warm phase
ESSFwc3 - Cariboo Wet Cold
ESSFwc4 - Selkirk Wet Cold
ESSFwc5 - Salmo Wet Cold
ESSFwc6 - Ymir Wet Cold
ESSFwcp - Wet Cold Parkland
ESSFwcw - Wet Cold Woodland
ESSFwk - Wet Cool
ESSFwk1 - Cariboo Wet Cool
ESSFwk2 - Misinchinka Wet Cool
ESSFwkp - Wet Cool Parkland
ESSFwm - Wet Mild
ESSFwmp - Wet Mild Parkland
ESSFwmu - Wet Mild Woodland and Parkland
ESSFwmw - Wet Mild Woodland
ESSFwv - Wet Very Cold
ESSFwvp - Wet Very Cold Parkland
ESSFxc - Very Dry Cold
ESSFxc1 - Similkameen Very Dry Cold
ESSFxc2 - Thompson Very Dry Cold
ESSFxc3 - Pavillion Very Dry Cold
ESSFxcp - Very Dry Cold Parkland
ESSFxcw - Very Dry Cold Woodland
ESSFxv - Very Dry Very Cold
ESSFxv1 - West Chilcotin Very Dry Very Cold
ESSFxv2 - Big Creek Very Dry Very Cold
ESSFxvp - Very Dry Very Cold Parkland
ESSFxvw - Very Dry Very Cold Woodland
ICHdk - Dry Cool
ICHdm - Dry Mild
ICHdw - Dry Warm
ICHdw1 - West Kootenay Dry Warm
ICHdw2 - Boundary Dry Warm
ICHdw3 - North Thompson Dry Warm
ICHmc - Moist Cold
ICHmc1 - Nass Moist Cold
ICHmc1a - Nass Moist Cold - Amabilis fir phase
ICHmc2 - Hazelton Moist Cold
ICHmk - Moist Cool
ICHmk1 - Kootenay Moist Cool
ICHmk2 - Thompson Moist Cool
ICHmk3 - Horsefly Moist Cool
ICHmm - Moist Mild
ICHmw - Moist Warm
ICHmw1 - Golden Moist Warm
ICHmw2 - Shuswap Moist Warm
ICHmw3 - Thompson Moist Warm
ICHmw4 - Ymir Moist Warm
ICHvc - Very Wet Cold
ICHvk - Very Wet Cool
ICHvk1 - Mica Very Wet Cool
ICHvk1c - Mica Very Wet Cool - Cold Air phase
ICHvk2 - Slim Very Wet Cool
ICHwc - Wet Cold
ICHwk - Wet Cool
ICHwk1 - Wells Gray Wet Cool
ICHwk1c - Wells Gray Wet Cool - Cold Air phase
ICHwk2 - Quesnel Wet Cool
ICHwk3 - Goat Wet Cool
ICHwk4 - Cariboo Wet Cool
ICHxw - Very Dry Warm
IDFdc - Dry Cold
IDFdk - Dry Cool
IDFdk1 - Thompson Dry Cool
IDFdk1a - Thompson Dry Cool - Grassland phase
IDFdk1b - Thompson Dry Cool - Steep South phase
IDFdk2 - Cascade Dry Cool
IDFdk2a - Cascade Dry Cool - Grassland phase
IDFdk2b - Cascade Dry Cool - Steep South phase
IDFdk3 - Fraser Dry Cool
IDFdk4 - Chilcotin Dry Cool
IDFdm - Dry Mild
IDFdm1 - Kettle Dry Mild
IDFdm2 - Kootenay Dry Mild
IDFdm2a - Kootenay Dry Mild - Moist phase
IDFdm2n - Kootenay Dry Mild - Northern phase
IDFdw - Dry Warm
IDFmw - Moist Warm
IDFmw1 - Shuswap Moist Warm
IDFmw2 - Thompson Moist Warm
IDFmw2b - Thompson Moist Warm - Steep South phase
IDFun - Undifferentiated
IDFww - Wet Warm
IDFww1 - Stein Wet Warm
IDFxc - Very Dry Cold
IDFxh - Very Dry Hot
IDFxh1 - Okanagan Very Dry Hot
IDFxh1a - Okanagan Very Dry Hot - Grassland phase
IDFxh2 - Thompson Very Dry Hot
IDFxh2a - Thompson Very Dry Hot - Grassland phase
IDFxh4 - Boundary Very Dry Hot
IDFxk - Very Dry Cool
IDFxm - Very Dry Mild
IDFxw - Very Dry Warm
IMAun - Undifferentiated
IMAunp - Undifferentiated and Parkland
MHmm - Moist Maritime
MHmm1 - Windward Moist Maritime
MHmm2 - Leeward Moist Maritime
MHmmp - Moist Maritime Parkland
MHun - Undifferentiated
MHwh - Wet Hypermaritime
MHwh1 - Windward Wet Hypermaritime
MHwh2 - Leeward Wet Hypermaritime
MHwhp - Wet Hypermaritime Parkland
MSdc - Dry Cold
MSdc1 - Bridge Dry Cold
MSdc1d - Bridge Dry Cold - Dry phase
MSdc2 - Tatlayoko Dry Cold
MSdk - Dry Cool
MSdm - Dry Mild
MSdm1 - Okanagan Dry Mild
MSdm1a - Okanagan Dry Mild - Redcedar phase
MSdm2 - South Thompson Dry Mild
MSdm3 - North Thompson Dry Mild
MSdm3w - North Thompson Dry Mild - Warm phase
MSdv - Dry Very Cold
MSmw - Moist Warm
MSmw1 - Cascade Moist Warm
MSmw2 - Stein Moist Warm
MSun - Undifferentiated
MSxk - Very Dry Cool
MSxk1 - Similkameen Very Dry Cool
MSxk2 - South Thompson Very Dry Cool
MSxk3 - Pavillion Very Dry Cool
MSxv - Very Dry Very Cold
PPdh - Dry Hot
PPdh1 - Kettle Dry Hot
PPdh2 - Kootenay Dry Hot
PPxh - Very Dry Hot
PPxh1 - Okanagan Very Dry Hot
PPxh1a - Okanagan Very Dry Hot - Grassland phase
PPxh2 - Thompson Very Dry Hot
PPxh2a - Thompson Very Dry Hot - Grassland phase
SBPSdc - Dry Cold
SBPSmc - Moist Cold
SBPSmk - Moist Cool
SBPSxc - Very Dry Cold
SBSdh - Dry Hot
SBSdh1 - McLennan Dry Hot
SBSdh2 - Robson Dry Hot
SBSdk - Dry Cool
SBSdw - Dry Warm
SBSdw1 - Horsefly Dry Warm
SBSdw2 - Blackwater Dry Warm
SBSdw3 - Stuart Dry Warm
SBSmc - Moist Cold
SBSmc1 - Moffat Moist Cold
SBSmc2 - Babine Moist Cold
SBSmc3 - Kluskus Moist Cold
SBSmh - Moist Hot
SBSmk - Moist Cool
SBSmk1 - Mossvale Moist Cool
SBSmk2 - Williston Moist Cool
SBSmm - Moist Mild
SBSmw - Moist Warm
SBSun - Undifferentiated
SBSvk - Very Wet Cool
SBSwk - Wet Cool
SBSwk1 - Willow Wet Cool
SBSwk2 - Finlay-Peace Wet Cool
SBSwk3 - Takla Wet Cool
SBSwk3a - Takla Wet Cool - Douglas-fir phase
SWBdk - Dry Cool
SWBdks - Dry Cool Scrub
SWBmk - Moist Cool
SWBmks - Moist Cool Scrub
SWBun - Undifferentiated
SWBvk - Very Wet Cool
SWBvks - Very Wet Cool Scrub
Ecoregion
Classification
Ecoregion
BMP - Boreal Mountains And Plateaus
BOU - Boundary Ranges
CAU - Central Alberta Upland
CHR - Chilcotin Ranges
CMI - Chugach Mountains And Icefields
COG - Coastal Gap
COH - Columbia Highlands
CRM - Central Canadian Rocky Mountains
ECR - Eastern Continental Ranges
EHM - Eastern Hazelton Mountains
EVI - Eastern Vancouver Island
FAB - Fraser Basin
FAP - Fraser Plateau
GPB - Georgia-Puget Basin
GWH - Gwaii Haanas
HCS - Hecate Continental Shelf
HHI - Hyland Highland
HSL - Hay-Slave Lowland
IPS - Inner Pacific Shelf
ITR - Interior Transition Ranges
LIB - Liard Basin
LOM - Lower Mainland
MPL - Muskwa Plateau
NCD - Northern Continental Divide
NCM - Northern Columbia Mountains
NCR - Northern Cascade Ranges
NRA - Nass Ranges
NRM - Northern Canadian Rocky Mountains
NUP - Northern Alberta Upland
OKH - Okanagan Highland
OMM - Omineca Mountains
OPS - Outer Pacific Shelf
PAC - Pacific Ranges
PEM - Pelly Mountains
PRB - Peace River Basin
PTR - Purcell Transitional Ranges
SAU - Southern Alberta Upland
SBC - Sub-Arctic Pacific
SBF - Selkirk-Bitterroot Foothills
SKM - Skeena Mountains
SRT - Southern Rocky Mountain Trench
STE - St Elias Mountains
TOP - Thompson-Okanagan Plateau
TPC - Transitional Pacific
WRA - Western Continental Ranges
WVI - Western Vancouver Island
YSH - Yukon-Stikine Highlands
YSL - Yukon Southern Lakes
Ecosection
ALR - Alsek Ranges
BAU - Babine Upland
BBT - Big Bend Trench
BOV - Bowron Valley
BUB - Bulkley Basin
BUR - Bulkley Ranges
CAB - Cariboo Basin
CAM - Cariboo Mountains
CAP - Cariboo Plateau
CAR - Cassiar Ranges
CBR - Central Boundary Ranges
CCM - Central Columbia Mountains
CCR - Central Chilcotin Ranges
CHP - Chilcotin Plateau
CLH - Clear Hills
CNS - Continental Slope
COC - Crown of the Continent
CPK - Central Park Ranges
CPR - Central Pacific Ranges
CRU - Cranberry Upland
DIE - Dixon Entrance
EKT - East Kootenay Trench
ELV - Elk Valley
EMR - Eastern Muskwa Ranges
EPM - Eastern Purcell Mountains
EPR - Eastern Pacific Ranges
ESM - Eastern Skeena Mountains
ETP - Etsho Plateau
FLV - Flathead Valley
FNL - Fort Nelson Lowland
FRB - Fraser River Basin
FRL - Fraser Lowland
FRR - Front Ranges
FRT - Finlay River Trench
GEL - Georgia Lowland
GUU - Guichon Upland
HAF - Hart Foothills
HAP - Halfway Plateau
HEL - Hecate Lowland
HES - Hecate Strait
HOR - Hozameen Range
HYP - Hyland Plateau
JDF - Juan de Fuca Strait
JOS - Johnstone Strait
KEM - Kechika Mountains
KIM - Kimsquit Mountains
KIP - Kiskatinaw Plateau
KIR - Kitimat Ranges
KLR - Kluane Ranges
KRT - Kechika River Trench
LIM - Leeward Island Mountains
LIP - Liard Plain
LPR - Leeward Pacific Ranges
MAP - Manson Plateau
MAU - Maxhamish Upland
MCP - McGregor Plateau
MCR - McGillivray Range
MEM - Meziadin Mountains
MIR - Misinchinka Ranges
MUF - Muskwa Foothills
MUU - Muskwa Upland
NAB - Nass Basin
NAL - Nanaimo Lowland
NAM - Nass Mountains
NAU - Nazko Upland
NBR - Northern Boundary Ranges
NCF - North Coast Fjords
NEL - Nechako Lowland
NEU - Nechako Upland
NHR - Northern Hart Ranges
NIB - Nicola Basin
NIM - Northern Island Mountains
NKM - Northern Kootenay Mountains
NOB - Northern Okanagan Basin
NOH - Northern Okanagan Highland
NOM - Northern Omineca Mountains
NPK - Northern Park Ranges
NPR - Northern Pacific Ranges
NSH - Northern Shuswap Highland
NSM - Northern Skeena Mountains
NTU - Northern Thompson Upland
NWC - Northwestern Cascade Ranges
NWL - Nahwitti Lowland
OKR - Okanagan Range
OUF - Outer Fjordland
PAR - Pavilion Ranges
PAT - Parsnip Trench
PEF - Peace Foothills
PEL - Peace Lowland
PEP - Petitot Plain
QCL - Queen Charlotte Lowland
QCR - Queen Charlotte Ranges
QCS - Queen Charlotte Sound
QCT - Queen Charlotte Strait
QUH - Quesnel Highland
QUL - Quesnel Lowland
RAP - Rabbit Plateau
SAP - Sub-Arctic Pacific
SBP - Southern Boreal Plateau
SBR - Southern Boundary Ranges
SCM - Southern Columbia Mountains
SCR - Southern Chilcotin Ranges
SCU - Sikanni Chief Upland
SFH - Selkirk Foothills
SGI - Southern Gulf Islands
SHB - Shuswap Basin
SHR - Southern Hart Ranges
SIU - Simpson Upland
SKP - Skidegate Plateau
SOB - Southern Okanagan Basin
SOG - Strait of Georgia
SOM - Southern Omineca Mountains
SPK - Southern Park Ranges
SPM - Southern Purcell Mountains
SPR - Southern Pacific Ranges
SRH - Shuswap River Highland
SSM - Southern Skeena Mountains
STH - Stikine Highland
STP - Stikine Plateau
TAB - Tatshenshini Basin
TAG - Tagish Highland
TEB - Teslin Basin
TEP - Teslin Plateau
THB - Thompson Basin
THH - Tahltan Highland
TLP - Trout Lake Plain
TRP - Transitional Pacific
TRU - Tranquille Upland
TUR - Tuya Range
UCV - Upper Columbia Valley
UFT - Upper Fraser Trench
VIS - Vancouver Island Shelf
WCR - Western Chilcotin Ranges
WCU - Western Chilcotin Upland
WHU - Whitehorse Upland
WIM - Windward Island Mountains
WMR - Western Muskwa Ranges
WOU - Western Okanagan Upland
ALR - Alsek Ranges
BAU - Babine Upland
BBT - Big Bend Trench
BOV - Bowron Valley
BUB - Bulkley Basin
BUR - Bulkley Ranges
CAB - Cariboo Basin
CAM - Cariboo Mountains
CAP - Cariboo Plateau
CAR - Cassiar Ranges
CBR - Central Boundary Ranges
CCM - Central Columbia Mountains
CCR - Central Chilcotin Ranges
CHP - Chilcotin Plateau
CLH - Clear Hills
CNS - Continental Slope
COC - Crown of the Continent
CPK - Central Park Ranges
CPR - Central Pacific Ranges
CRU - Cranberry Upland
DIE - Dixon Entrance
EKT - East Kootenay Trench
ELV - Elk Valley
EMR - Eastern Muskwa Ranges
EPM - Eastern Purcell Mountains
EPR - Eastern Pacific Ranges
ESM - Eastern Skeena Mountains
ETP - Etsho Plateau
FLV - Flathead Valley
FNL - Fort Nelson Lowland
FRB - Fraser River Basin
FRL - Fraser Lowland
FRR - Front Ranges
FRT - Finlay River Trench
GEL - Georgia Lowland
GUU - Guichon Upland
HAF - Hart Foothills
HAP - Halfway Plateau
HEL - Hecate Lowland
HES - Hecate Strait
HOR - Hozameen Range
HYP - Hyland Plateau
JDF - Juan de Fuca Strait
JOS - Johnstone Strait
KEM - Kechika Mountains
KIM - Kimsquit Mountains
KIP - Kiskatinaw Plateau
KIR - Kitimat Ranges
KLR - Kluane Ranges
KRT - Kechika River Trench
LIM - Leeward Island Mountains
LIP - Liard Plain
LPR - Leeward Pacific Ranges
MAP - Manson Plateau
MAU - Maxhamish Upland
MCP - McGregor Plateau
MCR - McGillivray Range
MEM - Meziadin Mountains
MIR - Misinchinka Ranges
MUF - Muskwa Foothills
MUU - Muskwa Upland
NAB - Nass Basin
NAL - Nanaimo Lowland
NAM - Nass Mountains
NAU - Nazko Upland
NBR - Northern Boundary Ranges
NCF - North Coast Fjords
NEL - Nechako Lowland
NEU - Nechako Upland
NHR - Northern Hart Ranges
NIB - Nicola Basin
NIM - Northern Island Mountains
NKM - Northern Kootenay Mountains
NOB - Northern Okanagan Basin
NOH - Northern Okanagan Highland
NOM - Northern Omineca Mountains
NPK - Northern Park Ranges
NPR - Northern Pacific Ranges
NSH - Northern Shuswap Highland
NSM - Northern Skeena Mountains
NTU - Northern Thompson Upland
NWC - Northwestern Cascade Ranges
NWL - Nahwitti Lowland
OKR - Okanagan Range
OUF - Outer Fjordland
PAR - Pavilion Ranges
PAT - Parsnip Trench
PEF - Peace Foothills
PEL - Peace Lowland
PEP - Petitot Plain
QCL - Queen Charlotte Lowland
QCR - Queen Charlotte Ranges
QCS - Queen Charlotte Sound
QCT - Queen Charlotte Strait
QUH - Quesnel Highland
QUL - Quesnel Lowland
RAP - Rabbit Plateau
SAP - Sub-Arctic Pacific
SBP - Southern Boreal Plateau
SBR - Southern Boundary Ranges
SCM - Southern Columbia Mountains
SCR - Southern Chilcotin Ranges
SCU - Sikanni Chief Upland
SFH - Selkirk Foothills
SGI - Southern Gulf Islands
SHB - Shuswap Basin
SHR - Southern Hart Ranges
SIU - Simpson Upland
SKP - Skidegate Plateau
SOB - Southern Okanagan Basin
SOG - Strait of Georgia
SOM - Southern Omineca Mountains
SPK - Southern Park Ranges
SPM - Southern Purcell Mountains
SPR - Southern Pacific Ranges
SRH - Shuswap River Highland
SSM - Southern Skeena Mountains
STH - Stikine Highland
STP - Stikine Plateau
TAB - Tatshenshini Basin
TAG - Tagish Highland
TEB - Teslin Basin
TEP - Teslin Plateau
THB - Thompson Basin
THH - Tahltan Highland
TLP - Trout Lake Plain
TRP - Transitional Pacific
TRU - Tranquille Upland
TUR - Tuya Range
UCV - Upper Columbia Valley
UFT - Upper Fraser Trench
VIS - Vancouver Island Shelf
WCR - Western Chilcotin Ranges
WCU - Western Chilcotin Upland
WHU - Whitehorse Upland
WIM - Windward Island Mountains
WMR - Western Muskwa Ranges
WOU - Western Okanagan Upland
Ministry of
Environment
Regions
1- Vancouver Island
2- Lower Mainland
3- Thompson
4- Kootenay
5- Cariboo
6- Skeena
7- Omineca
8- Okanagan
9- Peace
Forest Districts
Unknown / Unspecified Forest District
100 Mile House Forest District (DMH)
Arrow Boundary Forest District (DAB)
Campbell River Forest District (DCR)
Cascades Forest District (DCS)
Central Cariboo Forest District (DCC)
Chilcotin Forest District (DCH)
Chilliwack Forest District (DCK)
Columbia Forest District (DCO)
Fort Nelson Forest District (DFN)
Fort St. James Forest District (DJA)
Haida Gwaii Forest District (DQC)
Headwaters Forest District (DHW)
Kalum Forest District (DKM)
Kamloops Forest District (DKA)
Kootenay Lake Forest District (DKL)
Mackenzie Forest District (DMK)
Nadina Forest District (DND)
North Coast Forest District (DNC)
North Island - Central Coast Forest District (DNI)
Okanagan Shuswap Forest District (DOS)
Peace Forest District (DPC)
Prince George Forest District (DPG)
Quesnel Forest District (DQU)
Rocky Mountain Forest District (DRM)
Skeena Stikine Forest District (DSS)
South Island Forest District (DSI)
Squamish Forest District (DSQ)
Sunshine Coast Forest District (DSC)
Vanderhoof Forest District (DVA)
Regional Districts
Alberni-Clayoquot (ACRD)
Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN)
Capital (CRD)
Cariboo (Cariboo)
Central Coast (CCRD)
Central Kootenay (RDCK)
Central Okanagan (RDCO)
Columbia-Shuswap (CSRD)
Comox (ComoxVRD)
Cowichan Valley (CVRD)
East Kootenay (RDEK)
Fraser Valley (FVRD)
Fraser-Fort George (RDFFG)
Greater Vancouver (GVRD)
Kitimat-Stikine (RDKS)
Kootenay Boundary (RDKB)
Mount Waddington (RDMW)
Nanaimo (RDN)
North Okanagan (NORD)
Northern Rockies (NRRD)
Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS)
Peace River (PRRD)
Powell River (PowellR)
Skeena-Queen Charlotte (SQCRD)
Squamish-Lillooet (SLRD)
Stikine (Stikine)
Strathcona (SRD)
Sunshine Coast (SCRD)
Thompson-Nicola (TNRD)
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