Ecological Regions of the Northwest Territories, Cordillera (GNWT, 2010)
The 2010 Ecological Regions of the Northwest Territories - Cordillera report presents a comprehensive ecosystem classification framework for the Cordillera, identifying 36 Level IV ecoregions across the mountainous region. The report integrates climatic, physiographic, vegetation, soil and wildlife attributes to characterize regional ecosystems based on the continental Ecological Regions of North America framework, incorporating intensive aerial and ground surveys conducted in 2007.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Northwest Territories Environment and Natural Resources, Government of the Northwest Territories, Ecosystem Classification Group, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Parks Canada
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, Cordillera, Yukon, Mackenzie Delta, Taiga Plains, Taiga Shield, Richardson Mountains, Mackenzie Mountains, Selwyn Mountains, Nahanni National Park, Nahanni Range, Fort Simpson, Norman Wells, Yellowknife, Hay River, Fort Smith, Inuvik, Fort Liard, Alaska, British Columbia, Arctic Red River, Gana River, Godlin Lakes, South Nahanni, Root River, Shale Lake
- Parameters
- ecosystem classification, ecoregions, climate, physiography, vegetation, soil types, permafrost, landforms, wildlife habitat, boreal forest, subarctic tundra, alpine vegetation, subalpine vegetation, tree line, bedrock geology, surficial geology, hydrology, peatlands, precipitation, temperature, solar radiation
- Pages
- 261
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