Ecoregions of BC
Ecoprovinces, Ecoregions,
and Ecosections of BC
Ecoregion Name and Code
Ecoregion Code in yellow label -BMP
e.g.
BOREAL MOUNTAINS AND PLATEAUS, BMP
BOUNDARY RANGES, BOU
CENTRAL ALBERTA UPLAND, CAU
CENTRAL CANADIAN ROCKY MOUNTAINS, CRM
CHILCOTIN RANGES, CHR
CHUGACH MOUNTAINS AND ICEFIELDS, CMI
COASTAL GAP, COG
COLUMBIA HIGHLANDS, COH
EASTERN CONTINENTAL RANGES, ECR
EASTERN HAZELTON MOUNTAINS, EHM
EASTERN VANCOUVER ISLAND, EVI
FRASER BASIN, FAB
FRASER PLATEAU, FAP
GEORGIA-PUGET BASIN, GPB
H
R
ES
NCF
NCD
EKT
ELV
M
M
Dixon Entrance, DIE
K
Crown of the Continent, COC
SOB
OKH
SC
SP
Cranberry Upland, CRU
M
Continental Slope, CNS
JDF
PTR
NOB
SBF
SP
Clear Hills, CLH
WVI
NWC
EP
Chilcotin Plateau, CHP
LOM
A
CCM
TOP
H
Central Park Ranges, CPK
FRL
NCR
WOU
NCM
SF
Central Pacific Ranges, CPR
R
R
UCV
SR H
Central Columbia Mountains, CCM
SP
W
NKM
H
Central Chilcotin Ranges, CCR
NS
Central Boundary Ranges, CBR
LOM
GU
U
R
HO
Cassiar Ranges, CAR
NAL
G
K
NTU
THB
R
OK
Cariboo Plateau, CAP
SO
R
TRU
CP
SRT
P
Cariboo Mountains, CAM
K
BBT
CA
Cariboo Basin, CAB
NP
AM
H
QU
Bulkley Ranges, BUR
FR R
Bulkley Basin, BUB
GEL
EP
LPR
R
PA
Bowron Valley, BOV
WESTERN CONTINENTAL RANGES, WRA
YUKON-STIKINE HIGHLANDS, YSH
B
Big Bend Trench, BBT
TRANSITIONAL PACIFIC, TPC
H
Babine Upland, BAU
PAC
ITR
R
B
Alsek Ranges, ALR
SC
GP
Ecosection Code in white label
- e.g. BUB
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN PLATEAU, TOP
ECR
CA
M
LI
Ecosection Name and Code
ST ELIAS MOUNTAINS, STE
CO
I
EV
S
S
VI
Ecosections of BC
FRB
CCR
LOM
OPS
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN TRENCH, SRT
C
V
R
WC
R
R
JOS
CN
TRP
SOUTHERN ALBERTA UPLAND, SAU
UFT
CHP
OUF
WIM
TPC
R
BO
R
KI
WVI
SKEENA MOUNTAINS, SKM
WESTERN VANCOUVER ISLAND, WVI
IPS
NI
M
SELKIRK-BITTERROOT FOOTHILLS, SBF
SUB-ARCTIC PACIFIC, SBC
U
WC
CH
CP
QCT
PURCELL TRANSITIONAL RANGES, PTR
YUKON SOUTHERN LAKES, YSL
FAP
NPR
NWL
F
SH
NAU
IPS
QCS
SAP
CRM
QUL
KIM
COG
HCS
HA
BUB
N EU
G
GWH
PELLY MOUNTAINS, PEM
PEL
SAU
P
MC
NEL
M
EH
HES
CO
QCR SKP QCL
BUR
GWH
FAB BAU
HEL
PACIFIC RANGES, PAC
P
KI
R
U
NAM
DIE
OUTER PACIFIC SHELF, OPS
PRB
H
NRA
OMINECA MOUNTAINS, OMM
PEACE RIVER BASIN, PRB
N
IPS
MAP
CR
TAIGA PLAINS
OKANOGAN HIGHLAND, OKH
T
PA
SUB-BOREAL INTERIOR
SOM
SSM
B
SOUTHERN INTERIOR MOUNTAINS
NORTHERN CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, NCD
HAP
M
OMM
NA
MEM
NORTHERN COLUMBIA MOUNTAINS, NCM
F
SOUTHERN INTERIOR
NORTHERN CANADIAN ROCKY MOUNTAINS, NRM
CLH
PE
SBR
NORTHERN ALBERTA UPLAND, NUP
CAU
R
MI
SOUTHERN ALASKA MOUNTAINS
SBC
F
MU
M
W
NORTHERN BOREAL MOUNTAINS
NASS RANGES, NRA
NORTHERN CASCADE RANGES, NCR
SCU
FRT
NOM
SKM NSM
MUSKWA PLATEAU, MPL
FNL
NRM
AR
R
NORTHEAST PACIFIC
LOWER MAINLAND, LOM
MPL
EMR
CB
GEORGIA DEPRESSION
LIARD BASIN, LIB
HSL
SBP
COAST AND MOUNTAINS
INTERIOR TRANSITION RANGES, ITR
ETP
SH B
ST
CENTRAL INTERIOR
C
HYLAND HIGHLAND, HHI
INNER PACIFIC SHELF, IPS
U
MU
M
BMP
HECATE CONTINENTAL SHELF, HCS
PEP
NUP
KRT
STP
U
BO
BOREAL PLAINS
H
Ecoprovince Name
P
HY
RAP
KE
TH
Ecoprovinces of BC
NBR
HAY-SLAVE LOWLAND, HSL
TLP
HHI
LIP
TE B
YSH
LIB
TUR
TEP
SIU
NOH
PEM
YS L
R
TAG
CMI
ALR
GWAII HAANAS, GWH
WHU
NI
B
KL
STE
TA B
MA
U
CMI
MCR
FLV
SOH
SGI
East Kootenay Trench, EKT
Kechika River Trench, KRT
North Coast Fjords, NCF
Queen Charlotte Strait, QCT
Stikine Plateau, STP
Eastern Pacific Ranges, EPR
Kiskatinaw Plateau, KIP
Northern Hart Ranges, NHR
Quesnel Lowland, QUL
Sub-Arctic Pacific, SAP
Eastern Muskwa Ranges, EMR
Eastern Purcell Mountains, EPM
Eastern Skeena Mountains, ESM
Elk Valley, ELV
Etsho Plateau, ETP
Finlay River Trench, FRT
Flathead Valley, FLV
Fort Nelson Lowland, FNL
Fraser Lowland, FRL
Fraser River Basin, FRB
Front Ranges, FRR
Georgia Lowland, GEL
Guichon Upland, GUU
Halfway Plateau, HAP
Hart Foothills, HAF
Hecate Lowland, HEL
Hecate Strait, HES
Hozameen Range, HOR
Hyland Plateau, HYP
Johnstone Strait, JOS
Juan de Fuca Strait, JDF
Kechika Mountains, KEM
Kimsquit Mountains, KIM
Kitimat Ranges, KIR
Kluane Ranges, KLR
Leeward Island Mountains, LIM
Leeward Pacific Ranges, LPR
Liard Plain, LIP
Manson Plateau, MAP
Maxhamish Upland, MAU
McGillivray Range, MCR
McGregor Plateau, MCP
Meziadin Mountains, MEM
Misinchinka Ranges, MIR
Muskwa Foothills, MUF
Muskwa Upland, MUU
Nahwitti Lowland, NWL
Nanaimo Lowland, NAL
Nass Basin, NAB
Nass Mountains, NAM
Nazko Upland, NAU
Nechako Lowland, NEL
Nechako Upland, NEU
Nicola Basin, NIB
COC
Northern Boundary Ranges, NBR
Northern Island Mountains, NIM
Northern Kootenay Mountains, NKM
Northern Okanagan Basin, NOB
Northern Okanagan Highland, NOH
Northern Omineca Mountains, NOM
Northern Pacific Ranges, NPR
Northern Park Ranges, NPK
Northern Shuswap Highland, NSH
Northern Skeena Mountains, NSM
Northern Thompson Upland, NTU
Northwestern Cascade Ranges, NWC
Okanagan Range, OKR
Outer Fjordland, OUF
Parsnip Trench, PAT
Pavilion Ranges, PAR
Peace Foothills, PEF
Peace Lowland, PEL
Petitot Plain, PEP
Queen Charlotte Lowland, QCL
Queen Charlotte Ranges, QCR
Queen Charlotte Sound, QCS
Quesnel Highland, QUH
Rabbit Plateau, RAP
Selkirk Foothills, SFH
Shuswap Basin, SHB
Shuswap River Highland, SRH
Sikanni Chief Upland, SCU
Simpson Upland, SIU
Skidegate Plateau, SKP
Southern Boreal Plateau, SBP
Southern Boundary Ranges, SBR
Southern Chilcotin Ranges, SCR
Southern Columbia Mountains, SCM
Southern Gulf Islands, SGI
Southern Hart Ranges, SHR
Southern Okanogan Basin, SOB
Southern Okanogan Highland, SOH
Southern Omineca Mountains, SOM
Southern Pacific Ranges, SPR
Southern Park Ranges, SPK
Southern Purcell Mountains, SPM
Southern Skeena Mountains, SSM
Stikine Highland, STH
Strait of Georgia, SOG
Tagish Highland, TAG
Tahltan Highland, THH
Tatshenshini Basin, TAB
Teslin Basin, TEB
Teslin Plateau, TEP
Thompson Basin, THB
Tranquille Upland, TRU
Transitional Pacific, TRP
Trout Lake Plain, TLP
Tuya Range, TUR
Upper Columbia Valley, UCV
Upper Fraser Trench, UFT
Vancouver Island Shelf, VIS
Western Chilcotin Ranges, WCR
Western Chilcotin Upland, WCU
Western Muskwa Ranges, WMR
Western Okanagan Upland, WOU
Whitehorse Upland, WHU
Windward Island Mountains, WIM