What are the ecosystems in Ontario?
Canada’s main ecosystem types include forests, wetlands, grasslands, tundra, lakes, rivers, and coastal and marine areas. At this large scale, changes in the quality of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems can be seen by measuring changes in variables such as land cover or ecosystem productivity over time.
What is Canada’s ecoregion?
Terrestrial ecoregions
| Biome | Ecoregion |
|---|---|
| Boreal forests/taiga | Eastern Canadian forests |
| Boreal forests/taiga | Eastern Canadian Shield taiga |
| Boreal forests/taiga | Interior Alaska–Yukon lowland taiga |
| Boreal forests/taiga | Mid-Continental Canadian forests |
How many Ecodistricts are in Ontario?
71 ecodistricts
Comprehensive summaries of the 71 ecodistricts are provided along with discussions of notable ecological features and values. Included are descriptions of key features such as geology, landscape attributes, parent materials and soils, vegetation patterns, and aspects of current land use.
How many ecozones are in Canada?
15 ecozones
This map outlines the boundaries of the 15 ecozones and 53 ecoprovinces of Canada. These ecological areas cover all of the area within the coastal boundaries of Canada.
What are ecozones?
Ecozones represent large areas of the Earth surface where plants and animals developed in relative isolation over long periods of time, and are separated from one another by geologic features, such as oceans, broad deserts, or high mountain ranges, that formed barriers to plant and animal migration.
What is the difference between ecozones and biomes?
Because biomes are defined as “geographically extensive ecosystems, occurring throughout the world wherever environmental conditions are suitable,” they have a global context. In comparison, ecozones are more specifically defined on the basis of their landforms, climate, species, and ecological communities.
What are the types of ecozones?
Terrestrial Ecozones
- Arctic Cordillera.
- Northern Arctic.
- Southern Arctic.
- Taiga Cordillera.
- Taiga Plains.
- Taiga Shield.
- Hudson Plains.
- Boreal Cordillera.
How many ecozones and ecoregions are in Canada?
The resulting report, A National Ecological Framework for Canada, released by the Ecological Stratification Working Group in 1995, established the 20 ecozones (15 terrestrial and 5 marine), 194 ecoregions, and 1,031 ecodistricts of Canada.
How many ecozones are there in Canada?
How many terrestrial ecozones are there in Ontario?
Of 15 terrestrial ecozones in Canada, the Hudson Bay Lowlands, the Ontario Shield, and the Mixedwood Plains Ecozones occur in Ontario. Ecoregions, which capture major subdivisions in Ontario primarily identified by sub-continental climatic regimes combined with bedrock geology, were first categorized by Angus Hills in the 1950s.
Where can I find information about the Hudson Bay Lowlands ecozone?
Detailed Ecosystem Status and Trends Reports (Technical Report and Key Findings) on the Hudson Bay Lowlands Ecozone are available at http://ontariobiodiversitycouncil.ca/reports-introduction/estr/. The Ontario Shield is our largest ecozone, covering 61 per cent of the province.
Where is the Mixedwood Plains Ecozone?
The Mixedwood Plains Ecozone occupies the most southern reaches of Ontario extending from the western tip of Lake Erie near Windsor, Ontario, to the Quebec border in the east, bounded by the Precambrian Shield to the north, Lake Huron to the west, and Lakes Erie and Ontario to the south (Figure 11.1).
Where can I find more information about the Great Lakes ecozone?
Detailed Ecosystem Status and Trends Reports (Technical Report and Key Findings) on the Mixedwood Plains Ecozone are available at http://ontariobiodiversitycouncil.ca/reports-introduction/estr/. The Great Lakes Ecozone, made up of five large lakes and their connecting waterways, contains 18 per cent of the world’s supply of surface fresh water.