Forest Regions Of Canada Map

Publication canadian forestry service 1972 no 1300 pp x 172 pp.

Forest regions of canada map. The boreal deciduous great lakes st. Download canada s forest regions map 605 kb pdf a forest region is a geographic zone or belt whose vegetation cover is characterized by a fairly uniform dominant species and stand type. Acadian forest region this region comprises a temperate broadleaf and mixed forest ecoregion located in quebec as well as the maritime provinces in eastern canada and extends into the united states. Indexing terms for this abstract.

The scale shown is relative with values above 6 being extreme. Lawrence acadian subalpine montane columbia and coast forest regions. This map shows the change in forest fire severity levels across canada from 2090 to 2099 based on global generation circulation models. Today there are eight recognized forest regions in canada.

The canadian boreal forest is a very large bio region that extends in length from the yukon alaska border right across the country to newfoundland and labrador. A real value of zero is only possible in remote cold regions where no fire danger exists in the summer months. Forest regions of canada. Approximately 80 per cent of canada s forested land is in the immense boreal forest region which swings in an arc south from the mackenzie river delta and alaskan border to northeast british columbia across northern alberta and saskatchewan through manitoba ontario and québec terminating in northern newfoundland on the shores of the labrador sea.

A revised edition of the work already noticed see fa 21 314 with only minor changes. Boreal forest region this the largest forest region in canada. Each region has its own characteristic mix of tree species that thrive under certain growing conditions. Vegetation types vegetation types subject category.

It is over 1 000 kilometres in width north to south separating the arctic tundra region from the various landscapes of southern canada. The forests of canada are located within eight regions. Forest regions geographical location s. The seasonal severity rating ssr is a measure of fire danger conditions over a complete fire season.

1 map ref 67 abstract. Forest region classification is based mainly on the nature of the vegetation or forest composition unlike ecozones which incorporate a much wider range of environmental variables.