This original work makes unprecedented use of some of the mostimportant research to date in plant ecology. It is a guide forassessing site quality, that is, the climate and soil of particularforest and non-forest ecosystems.

Foresters have long been interested in using plants as indicators inpredicting the growth performance of reforestation sites, but the datahave not been readily available. Indicator Plants of CoastalBritish Columbia fully discusses how indicator plants arerecognized and demonstrates how indicator plants can be used in sitediagnosis.

The book presents colour illustrations and descriptions of 419selected vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens of coastal BritishColumbia. Indicators with similar values are grouped into indicatorspecies groups which are used to evaluate site quality. These data aresupplemented by information on geographic distribution, life-form,shade tolerance, and other ecological characteristics of the species.Three methods are given on how to use indicator plants for the purposeof site diagnosis.

Indicator Plants of Coastal British Columbia summarizesoriginal research in a format which both students and practitionerswill find easy to use.