Eastern Canadian Shield taiga
| Eastern Canadian Shield taiga | ||
|---|---|---|
 Taiga along the shores of Caniapiscau Reservoir | ||
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| Ecology | ||
| Realm | Nearctic | |
| Biome | Boreal forests/taiga | |
| Borders | List | |
| Bird species | 99 Provinces | |
| Conservation | ||
| Conservation status | Relatively stable/intact | |
| Global 200 | Yes | |
| Habitat loss | 0%[1] | |
| Protected | 26,540 km2 (4%)[2] | |
The Eastern Canadian Shield
Setting
Located in northeastern Canada, this ecoregion covers a large part of northern Quebec and most of Labrador, reaching from Hudson Bay and James Bay in the west, across to Ungava Bay and east to the Atlantic Ocean coast of Labrador. This is a taiga ecoregion and therefore stops at the treeline, beyond which is tundra. This is a rugged rocky landscape including an area fjords on the Atlantic coast of Labrador. The hills and plateaus are dotted with many lakes and string bogs, and patches of tundra on the Mealy Mountains and elsewhere.
This is a cold part of the world with average annual temperatures ranging from −6°C in Hudson Bay to 1°C on the Labrador coast.[3]
Flora
The dominant trees of the taiga are black spruce (
Fauna
The ecoregion is home to wildlife including
Threats and preservation
This ecoregion is almost entirely in its natural state, apart from some areas damaged by hydro-electric power generation projects and mining activities such as the
See also
External links
- "Eastern Canadian Shield taiga". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
References
- ^ a b c "The Atlas of Global Conservation". maps.tnc.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b. [1]
- ^ "Eastern Canadian Shield taiga". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2010-12-18.