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993:Ecozones and ecoregions of British Columbia
614:"Central British Columbia mountain forests"
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753:Central British Columbia Mountain forests
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988:Temperate coniferous forests
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903:Piney Woods forests
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486:References
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325:alpine fir
265:Takla Lake
190:Vulnerable
430:species.
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377:wolverine
329:Engelmann
221:ecoregion
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170:Provinces
147:Geography
630:Nearctic
474:See also
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887:Canada
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797:Canada
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685:Canada
385:red fox
290:Ecology
271:Climate
235:Setting
160:Country
80:Borders
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381:marten
373:beaver
343:, and
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281:Köppen
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164:Canada
412:goose
365:moose
351:Fauna
321:white
317:black
295:Flora
216:is a
206:5.51%
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