Ecology research includes biogeoclimatic ecosystem classfication, stand and landscape level biodiversity, range ecosystems and wildlife habitat. Ecosystem classification provides a fundamental basis for all forest research and has become an integral component of operational forest management decision-making.
Earth sciences addresses soil conservation, watershed processes and climatology.
Soil conservation can be further divided into soil productivity, soil ecology and soil rehabilitation activities. EcoGen - EcoGen is a predictive ecosystem mapping tool that utilizes TRIM, forest cover, and any other available digital mapping to model or predict the ecosystems likely to occur on the landscape. The Landscape Modeling group played a major role in this project which investigated some aspects of spatial modeling with respect to Timber Supply Analysis for AAC determination. Queen's Printer for British Columbia.