Regeneration Vulnerability Assessment for Dominant Tree Species Throughout the Central Interior of British Columbia

PROJECT OVERVIEW

In this study, we are focussing on understanding the response of the dominant tree species within their regeneration phase in the ecosystems of the central interior of British Columbia to predicted climate change. The ecological model, TACA (Tree and Climate Assessment) (Nitschke and Innes 2008), is being refined and parameterised for use in the ecosystems of the Central Interior of BC. TACA is being used to conduct a vulnerability analysis on the impact of current and future climates will be used to test the range of species’ responses across the Central Interior of BC. Climate data from around the central Interior is being used to generate the climate scenarios as well as climate change predictions from the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (2009). Soil data from long-term BEC plots is being used to parameterise the soil component of TACA. The year one deliverables for this project is to provide an interim report on project progress.