10  Resources

10.1 CCISS peer-reviewed articles:

• MacKenzie, W.H. and C.R. Mahony. 2021. An ecological approach to climate change-informed tree species selection for reforestation. Forest Ecology and Management 481:118705

10.2 CCISS technical reports:

• Collins, C. G., MacKenzie, W. H., Comeau, V. M., and Daust, K. 2025. Ratings of Tree Species Environmental Suitability. Version 1.0.
• C. Mahony, Obrist, D., MacKenzie, W., and Daust, K. 2025. Biogeoclimatic Projections for British Columbia. Version 1.0.
• Comeau, V. M., and Collins, C. G. 2025. Climate Change Informed Species Selection (CCISS) Expert Review.
• Meidinger, D., and MacKenzie, W. H. 2024. Draft Biogeoclimatic Zones and Subzones of the Western United States

10.3 CCISS datasets

• All data in this tool is available under the Open Government Licence - British Columbia (OGL-BC): https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/policy-standards/data-policies/open-data/open-government-licence-bc

• Metadata and related resources for the Biogeoclimatic Projections can be found on the BC Data Catalogue

  • Biogeoclimatic Projections

• CCISS input tables and associated metadata can be accessed and downloaded from the BC Data Catalogue

  • CCISS Environmental Suitability Ratings

  • CCISS Western North America BEC Tables

10.4 CCISS videos

• Video of Lead CCISSer W.H. MacKenzie Explaining the CCISS Approach

10.5 Stocking Standards

• Chief Forester’s Reference Guide for Stocking Standards

10.6 Tree species silvics, natural history, and autecology

• Tree species silvics compendium

• Silvics of North America

• The Gymnosperm Database

• Silvics and Partial Cutting Field Cards

• The Tree Book

10.7 Climate impacts to tree species

• Johnston, M. H., Campagna, M., Gray, P., Kope, H., Loo, J., Ogden, A., O’Neill, G. A., Price, D., & Williamson, T. 2009. Vulnerability of Canada’s tree species to climate change and management options for adaptation: An overview for policy makers and practitioners. Canadian Council of Forest Ministers.