Trends in British Columbia Biogeoclimatic Zones in Parks and Protected Areas, 1911-2011

From 1911 to 2011, this dataset tracks the area coverage of biogeoclimatic zones within established British Columbia Parks and Protected Areas. It contains the results reported by Environmental Reporting BC in a 2012 indicator summary. The data is provided by the Government of British Columbia.

Use Cases

• Modeling trends in ecosystem protection based on biogeoclimatic zone coverage over time.
• Analyzing the historical establishment of parks and protected areas based on the 1911-2011 time series.
• Assessing representation of different biogeoclimatic zones within the protected area network.

Strengths

• Covers a 100-year time series from 1911 to 2011.
• Published by the authoritative Government of British Columbia.
• Links to a detailed indicator report for context.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the British Columbia source.

Provenance

Source

Government of British Columbia

Collection Method

Results reported in the 'Trends in Ecosystem Protection through Establishment of BC Parks and Protected Areas (2012)' indicator.

Time Range

1911-2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:26:48.438794; freshness should be verified.

Geography

British Columbia, Canada