Midterm 1 - Forest zones of canada

which forest region is the northern limit of the deciduous forest

carolinian forest

which forest region is the smallest

Carolinian forest

which forest region is the largest in canada

boreal

what are the three subzones of the boreal forest region

1. predominantly forest

2. forest and grass

3. forest and barren

what traits are BEC zones classified based on

• vegetation

• climate

• site

• seral stage

four levels of BEC

1. zone

2. subzone

3. variant

4. phase

mild dry summers, gary oak and arbutis on the driest sites, rain shadow region in southwest BC

coastal douglas fir zone

low to mid elevation, complex productive conifer forests, cool summers and mild winters, high rainfall

coastal western hemlock zone

above the CWH zone, subalpine climate, short cool summers and cool wet winters, short growing season

mountain hemlock zone

driest forest zone, long dry summers and cool dry winters, below IDF zone adjacent to BG zone, mix of grassland, shrub and open forests

ponderosa pine zone

limited forests on moist sites

bunch grass zone

southern BC at low to mid elevations, cool temperate climate with dry summers, in rain shadow, higher elevation than PP zone, cooler, less water stress

Interior douglas fir zone

two interior continental areas, cool winters and warm summers, late snowmelt and short growing season, productive and species diverse

interior cedar - hemlock zone

small montane zone, rain shadow, short cool and dry growing season

sub boreal pin - spruce zone

third largest forest zone, mild continental climate, montane zone

sub boreal spruce zone

high plateaus of central and southern interior BC, narrow, continental climate, cold winters and short dry warm summers

montane spruce zone

second largest zone, subalpine boreal climate at high elevation, long cold winters short cool summers, on mountain ranges around interior plateau

englemann spruce - subalpine fir zone

northeastern BC, largest forest zone, continental climate, short warm summers long cold winters

boreal white and black spruce zone

high elevation sites in northern BC hyper continental cold climate, long winters short cool summers, coldest forest zone

spruce willow birch zone

what is a continental climate

long cold winters, short warm summers

what is the second largest forest region

great lakes - st. lawrence forest

which forest region has these major tree species: red spruce, balsam fir, yellow birch, sugar maple

Acadian (wabanaki forest)

what are the 4 british columbia forest regions

1. coastal forest

2. montane forest

3. columbia forest

4. subalpine forest

what is the climate of the boreal forest region

long cold winters and short summers, mean annual precipitation is 400-1500 mm/year

which forest region is the transition betweem boreal and deciduous forests

Acadian (wabanaki) forest

what are the 4 forest regions of canada

1. Boreal

2. Acadian (wabanaki)

3. Deciduous (corolinean)

4. Great lakes - st lawrence