The Blanket Bog – Upland Forest Complex of North Coastal British Columbia: Succession, Disturbance and Implications for Management

Introduction The vegetation on the outer north coast of British Columbia is largely a complex mixture of blanket bog and upland forest. The upland forest consists of several types, including lower productivity redcedardominated stands. For the most part these redcedar forests have little or no history of forest harvesting. In recent years, however, interest has grown in determining whether these forests can be harvested and regenerated in a sustainable manner. Understanding ecological processes, such as succession and disturbance, is critical to this determination because of the close ecological relationships between forests and bogs on the north coast, and the importance of disturbance in controlling bog and forest succession.