GEOG 2RC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Subarctic Climate, Forest Product, Jack Pine
20 Jan 2018
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The boreal forest covers roughly 35% of canada"s area. this is greater than all other forest types combined, a total. Named after boreal, the greek god of the north wind, it corresponds with the subarctic climate zone, the podzolic soil zone, and much but not all the canadian shield. The northern edge of the boreal forest, the treeline, marks the transition to tundra vegetation and the canadian arctic. The boreal forest is a part of a forest complex that encircles the globe, forming the world"s largest terrestrial ecosystem (even larger than the amazon river basin) This forest complex is known as the taiga in europe and asia. The boreal forest extends across a wide range of physiographic regions and landforms including: mountainous highlands, plains, prairie s, and canadian shield. The climate zones are equally variable, ranging from maritime to continental. Five species of conifers dominate the boreal forest: white spruce, black spruce, balsam fir, jack pine, and tamarack.
