BEC Site Series - Attribute Catalogue

A list of the site series ecological units of the current biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification. Site series are subdivisions of the biogeoclimatic subzone/variant, and describe sites capable of producing the same mature or climax vegetation unit (plant association or sometimes, subassociation). Site series are described in the Regional Field Guides to Site Identification. Site and soil conditions, and the vegetation community, are used to identify site series

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 17:42 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 17:42 (UTC)
contact_email	Will.Mackenzie@gov.bc.ca
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open_canada_date_published	2011-03-09 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["BEC", "BGC", "Canada", "biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification", "climate", "ecological land classification", "site series", "vegetation"], "fr-t-en": ["BEC", "BGC", "Canada", "classification des écosystèmes biogéoclimatiques", "climat", "classification écologique des terres", "série de sites", "végétation"]}
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