Characteristics of the forested ecozones and regions

What are Canada’s main forest regions?

Boreal Forest, Taiga Forest, West Coast Forest, Montane Forest, and Mixed Wood Forest

Where is the Boreal Forest found?

Covers Yukon to Newfoundland and Labrador. Found in Boreal Shield, Boreal Plains, and Boreal Cordillera

What is the Boreal Shield?

Largest forest region, black spruce is the most common, others include white spruce, balsam fir, jack pine, cedar, and tamarack (coniferous)

What is the Taiga Forest Region?

Composed of stunted trees due to thin soils, cool temperatures, short growing seasons, and areas of permafrost. Has coniferous trees (black and white spruce, jack pine), and deciduous trees (poplar and trembling aspen)

Where is the Taiga forest region located?

In the Taiga Plains, Taiga Shield, Hudson Plains, and Taiga Cordillera. Covers all provinces and territories.

What is the West Coast Forest Region?

It is the most productive forest in Canada ; volume of wood, per hectare, highest in Canada. Temperate coniferous rain forest grows on the western slopes of the coastal mountains. Long growing season cause Douglas fir, sitka spruce, western red cedar, and western hemlock to grow large.

Where is the West coast forest region found?

In Montane Cordillera. Mostly British Columbia.

What is the Mixed Forest Region?

Has long growing seasons, more precipitation, fir, spruce, coniferous trees (white pine, hemlock, and red pine) grow with deciduous trees (maple, beech, oak).

Where is the Mixed forest region?

In Mixedwood Plains and Atlantic Maritime.