Biogeoclimatic unit tables for Western North America were assembled by the Government of British Columbia as inputs for the Climate Change Informed Species Selection (CCISS) framework. The framework uses spatial climatic analogs to project future tree species suitability. Data includes attribute tables for biogeoclimatic units, site series information, and edatopic space.
Use Cases
- Project future tree species suitability based on biogeoclimatic analogs.
- Model climate change impacts on ecosystems at a site series level.
- Compare ecological site classifications across Western North America.
- Analyze edatopic space for biogeoclimatic units.
Strengths
- Data integrates classifications from British Columbia, Alberta (21 natural subregions, 167 ecological sites), and the Western US.
- Framework is built on established Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification (BEC) methodology.
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:25:33.144594.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of British Columbia
- Collection Method
- Assembled from adapted ecological classifications (e.g., Archibald et al. 1996, Natural Regions Committee 2006) and a draft classification for the Western US.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:25:33.144594.
- Geography
- Western North America, including British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, northern California, and northwestern Wyoming.