Ecological Regions of the Northwest Territories, Southern Arctic (GNWT, 2012)
This 2012 report by the Ecosystem Classification Group describes the ecological regions of the Northwest Territories Southern Arctic, identifying 35 Level IV ecoregions within two main Level II ecoregions (Tundra Plains and Tundra Shield). The classification integrates climate, physiography, vegetation, soils, and wildlife characteristics to characterize Arctic landscapes and provides a framework for resource management and environmental assessment.
- Date
- 2012
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Northwest Territories Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Government of the Northwest Territories, Ecosystem Classification Group, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Parks Canada, Commission for Environmental Cooperation
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, Southern Arctic, Tundra Plains, Tundra Shield, Great Bear Lake, Mackenzie Delta, Richards Island, Tuktoyaktuk, Cape Bathurst, Parry Peninsula, Amundsen Gulf, Melville Hills, Hornaday Valley, Darnley Bay, Point Lake, Paulatuk, Yellowknife, Hay River, Arctic Islands, Nunavut, Canada
- Parameters
- ecological regions, ecosystem classification, climate, permafrost, vegetation, soils, topography, geology, wildlife habitat, tundra communities, caribou, muskox, birds, temperature, precipitation, solar radiation, tree line, peatlands, bedrock geology, surficial geology
- Pages
- 185
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