Subzone/variant names and codes
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Zone |
BEC Unit |
Subzone name |
Variant
name |
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Alpine Tundra |
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ATun |
Undifferentiated |
– |
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Bunch Grass |
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BG xh 1 |
Very Dry Hot |
Okanagan |
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BG xh 2 |
Very Dry Hot |
Thompson |
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BG xh 3 |
Very Dry Hot |
Fraser |
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BG xw 1 |
Very Dry Warm |
Nicola |
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BG xw 2 |
Very Dry Warm |
Alkali |
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Boreal Black and White Spruce |
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BWBS dk 1 |
Dry Cool |
Stikine |
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BWBS dk 2 |
Dry Cool |
Liard |
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BWBS mw 1 |
Moist Warm |
Peace |
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BWBS mw 2 |
Moist Warm |
Fort Nelson |
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BWBS vk |
Very Wet Cool |
– |
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BWBS wk 1 |
Wet Cool |
Murray |
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BWBS wk 2 |
Wet Cool |
Graham |
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BWBS wk 3 |
Wet Cool |
Kledo |
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Coastal Douglas-fir |
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CDF mm |
Moist Maritime |
– |
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Coastal Western Hemlock |
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CWH dm |
Dry Maritime |
– |
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CWH ds 1 |
Dry Submaritime |
Southern |
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CWH ds 2 |
Dry Submaritime |
Central |
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CWH mm1 |
Moist Maritime |
Submontane |
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CWH mm2 |
Moist Maritime |
Montane |
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CWH ms 1 |
Moist Submaritime |
Southern |
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CWH ms 2 |
Moist Submaritime |
Central |
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CWH vh 1 |
Very Wet Hypermaritime |
Southern |
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CWH vh 2 |
Very Wet Hypermaritime |
Central |
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CWH vm |
Very Wet Maritime |
– |
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CWH vm 1 |
Very Wet Maritime |
Submontane |
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CWH vm 2 |
Very Wet Maritime |
Montane |
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CWH vm 3 |
Very Wet Maritime |
Central |
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CWH wh 1 |
Wet Hypermaritime |
Submontane |
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CWH wh 2 |
Wet Hypermaritime |
Montane |
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CWH wm |
Wet Maritime |
– |
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CWH ws 1 |
Wet Submaritime |
Submontane |
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CWH ws 2 |
Wet Submaritime |
Montane |
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CWH xm1 |
Very Dry Maritime |
Eastern |
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CWH xm2 |
Very Dry Maritime |
Western |
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Engelmann Spruce – Subapline Fir |
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ESSF dc 1 |
Dry Cold |
Okanagan |
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ESSF dc 2 |
Dry Cold |
Thompson |
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ESSF dk |
Dry Cool |
– |
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ESSF dkp |
Dry Cool Parkland |
– |
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ESSF dv |
Dry Very Cold |
– |
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ESSF mc |
Moist Cold |
– |
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ESSF mk |
Moist Cool |
– |
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ESSF mm |
Moist Mild |
Raush |
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ESSF mv 1 |
Moist Very Cold |
Nechako |
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ESSF mv 2 |
Moist Very Cold |
Bullmoose |
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ESSF mv 3 |
Moist Very Cold |
Omineca |
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ESSF mv 4 |
Moist Very Cold |
Graham |
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ESSF mw |
Moist Warm |
– |
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ESSF vc |
Very Wet Cold |
– |
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ESSF vcp |
Very Wet Cold Parkland |
– |
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ESSF wc 1 |
Wet Cold |
Columbia |
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ESSF wc 2 |
Wet Cold |
Northern Monashee |
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ESSF wc 3 |
Wet Cold |
Cariboo |
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ESSF wc 4 |
Wet Cold |
Selkirk |
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ESSF wcp |
Wet Cold Parkland |
– |
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ESSF wk 1 |
Wet Cool |
Cariboo |
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ESSF wk 2 |
Wet Cool |
Misinchinka |
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ESSF wm |
Wet Mild |
– |
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ESSF wmp |
Wet Mild Parkland |
– |
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ESSF wv |
Wet Very Cold |
– |
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ESSF xc |
Very Dry Cold |
– |
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ESSF xv 1 |
Very Dry Very Cold |
West Chilcotin |
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ESSF xv 2 |
Very Dry Very Cold |
Big Creek |
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Interior Cedar – Hemlock |
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ICH dk |
Dry Cool |
– |
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ICH dw |
Dry Warm |
West Kootenay |
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ICH mc 1 |
Moist Cold |
Nass |
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ICH mc 2 |
Moist Cold |
Hazelton |
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ICH mk 1 |
Moist Cool |
Kootenay |
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ICH mk 2 |
Moist Cool |
Thompson |
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ICH mk 3 |
Moist Cool |
Horsefly |
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ICH mm |
Moist Mild |
– |
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ICH mw 1 |
Moist Warm |
Golden |
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ICH mw 2 |
Moist Warm |
Columbia-Shuswap |
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ICH mw 3 |
Moist Warm |
Thompson |
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ICH vc |
Very Wet Cold |
– |
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ICH vk 1 |
Very Wet Cool |
Mica |
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ICH vk 2 |
Very Wet Cool |
Slim |
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ICH wc |
Wet Cold |
– |
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ICH wk 1 |
Wet Cool |
Wells Gray |
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ICH wk 2 |
Wet Cool |
Quesnel |
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ICH wk 3 |
Wet Cool |
Goat |
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ICH wk 4 |
Wet Cool |
Cariboo |
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ICH xw |
Very Dry Warm |
– |
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Interior Douglas-fir |
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IDF dk 1 |
Dry Cool |
Thompson |
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IDF dk 2 |
Dry Cool |
Cascade |
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IDF dk 3 |
Dry Cool |
Fraser |
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IDF dk 4 |
Dry Cool |
Chilcotin |
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IDF dm 1 |
Dry Mild |
Kettle |
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IDF dm 2 |
Dry Mild |
Kootenay |
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IDF dw |
Dry Warm |
– |
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IDF mw 1 |
Moist Warm |
Okanagan |
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IDF mw 2 |
Moist Warm |
Thompson |
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IDF ww |
Wet Warm |
– |
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IDF xh 1 |
Very Dry Hot |
Okanagan |
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IDF xh 2 |
Very Dry Hot |
Thompson |
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IDF xm |
Very Dry Mild |
– |
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IDF xw |
Very Dry Warm |
– |
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Mountain Hemlock |
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MH mm 1 |
Moist Maritime |
Windward |
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MH mm 2 |
Moist Maritime |
Leeward |
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MH wh |
Wet Hypermaritime |
Windward |
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Montane Spruce |
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MS dc 1 |
Dry Cold |
Bridge |
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MS dc 2 |
Dry Cold |
Tatlayoko |
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MS dk |
Dry Cool |
– |
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MS dm 1 |
Dry Mild |
Okanagan |
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MS dm 2 |
Dry Mild |
Thompson |
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MS dv |
Dry Very Cold |
– |
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MS xk |
Very Dry Cool |
– |
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MS xv |
Very Dry Very Cold |
– |
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Ponderosa Pine |
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PP dh 1 |
Dry Hot |
Kettle |
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PP dh 2 |
Dry Hot |
Kootenay |
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PP xh 1 |
Very Dry Hot |
Okanagan |
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PP xh 2 |
Very Dry Hot |
Thompson |
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Sub-boreal Pine – Spruce |
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SBPS dc |
Dry Cold |
– |
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SBPS mc |
Moist Cold |
– |
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SBPS mk |
Moist Cool |
– |
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SBPS xc |
Very Dry Cold |
– |
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Sub-Boreal – Spruce |
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SBS dh 1 |
DryHot |
McLennan |
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SBS dh 2 |
Dry Hot |
Robson |
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SBS dk |
Dry Cool |
– |
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SBS dw 1 |
Dry Warm |
Horsefly |
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SBS dw 2 |
Dry Warm |
Blackwater |
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SBS dw 3 |
Dry Warm |
Stuart |
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SBS mc 1 |
Moist Cold |
Moffat |
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SBS mc 2 |
Moist Cold |
Babine |
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SBS mc 3 |
Moist Cold |
Kluskus |
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SBS mh |
Moist Hot |
– |
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SBS mk 1 |
Moist Cool |
Mossvale |
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SBS mk 2 |
Moist Cool |
Williston |
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SBS mm |
Moist Mild |
– |
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SBS mw |
Moist Warm |
– |
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SBS un |
Undifferentiated |
– |
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SBS vk |
Very Wet Cool |
– |
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SBS wk 1 |
Wet Cool |
Willow |
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SBS wk 2 |
Wet Cool |
Finlay-Peace |
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SBS wk 3 |
Wet Cool |
Takla |
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Spruce – Willow – Birch |
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SWB dk |
DryCool |
– |
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SWB mk |
Moist Cool |
– |
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SWB un |
Undifferentiated |
– |
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SWB vk |
Very Wet Cool |
– |