The Boreal Cordillera is an eco-zone that includes several different mountain ranges as well as other landforms. Each specific mountain range and landform has a unique geologic age meaning that this area formed over a long period of geologic time. For specific information on which mountain ranges and physical units make up this area see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boreal_Cordillera_Ecozone_%28CEC%29
For more detailed information on the Western Cordillera in general and discussion explaining the time periods of the mountain ranges in question see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Cordillera_%28North_America%29
Another term for a boreal forest is a taiga.
Nahanni National Park Reserve is in the tundra soil region the soil quality - Grey wooded soil with rock outcrops
The Boreal Shield region typically has acidic, nutrient-poor soils that are formed from glacial deposits mixed with decomposed organic material. These soils are often high in clay content with low fertility, making them challenging for agriculture but well-suited for the region's natural vegetation such as coniferous forests.
Occuring between 50 and 60 degrees north latitudes, boreal forests can be found in the broad belt of Eurasia and North America: two-thirds in Siberia with the rest in Scandinavia, Alaska, and Canada
Some cities located in the boreal forest biome include Fairbanks, Alaska, Thunder Bay, Ontario, and Murmansk, Russia. These cities are located in regions with boreal forest vegetation dominated by coniferous trees like spruce, fir, and pine.
There are 5 ecozones that are mountainous Arctic Cordillera, Boreal Cordillera, Taiga Cordillera, Pacific Maritime, and Montane Cordillera.
Boreal Sheild Boreal Cordillera Boreal Plains Taiga Sheild Taiga Cordillera Tagia Plains Mixedwood Plains Hudson Plains Praire Pacific Maritime Atlantic Maritime Northern Arctic Southern Arctic Montane Cordillera Atlantic Maritime
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Alberta is in several regions: Boreal, Cordillera (mountainous), Interior plains, and Boreal-Aspen Transition zones.
Whitehorse is located in the Boreal Cordillera ecozone. This ecozone is characterized by its mountainous terrain, boreal forests, and cold climate typical of northern Canada.
There are 15 ecozones. There is the Mixedwood plains, the Atlantic maritime, the boreal plains, the boreal shield, the prairie, the montane cordillera, the pacific maritime, the taiga cordillera, the taiga shield, the boreal cordillera, the taiga plains, the Hudson plains, the southern arctic, the northern arctic and the arctic cordillera.
The Boreal Cordillera Eco-zone is a sparsely populated region in northwestern Canada, with remote communities and a low population density. The total population living in this eco-zone is estimated to be around 100,000 people.
Canada has 20 ecozones - Land-Based Ecozones - Arctic Cordillera - Atlantic Maritime - Boreal Cordillera - Boreal Plains - Boreal Shield - Hudson Plains - Mixed Wood Plains - Montane Cordillera - Northern Arctic - Pacific Maritime - Prarie - Southern Arctic - Taiga Cordillera - Taiga Plain - Taiga Shield Water-Based Ecozones - Arctic Archipelago - Arctic Basin - Atlantic Marine - Northwest Atlantic - Pacific Marine -
Humans impact the boreal cordillera primarily through activities such as logging, mining, and development, which disrupt ecosystems and fragment habitats. Urbanization and infrastructure expansion lead to increased pollution and habitat loss, threatening native species. Additionally, climate change driven by human actions exacerbates these effects by altering temperature and precipitation patterns, affecting the delicate balance of this unique environment. Conservation efforts are crucial to mitigate these impacts and protect biodiversity in the boreal cordillera.
I've lived in many spending a lot of time in the Hudson Plains. Right now I'm in the Boreal Plains having just returned from the Taiga Cordillera but am planing a trip to the Boreal Shield.
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