Prairies Ecozones

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Prairies Ecozones

• Danielle Commisso, Kasia Bedkowski, Alex Cobos

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Ecozones

• Prairie Ecozone
• Boreal Plains Ecozone
• Boreal Shield Ecozone
• Montana Cordillera Ecozone

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Prairie Ecozone

• Flat to rolling plains
• Cold long winters, warm summers
• Shot-grass prairie in drier areas
• Some trees, hardly any vegetation left
• Rich soils
• Human Activities
• Agriculture, urbanization, oil and gas
  development

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Boreal Plains Ecozone

• Located in the southern part of Alberta, mid
  Saskatchewan and Manitoba
• Level to gentle rolling plains
• Long, cold winters, short warm summers
• Coniferous trees, mixed with deciduous, marsh
  areas
• Rich soils formed under soils
• Human Activities
• Forestry, farming, tourism, oil and gas

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Boreal Shield Ecozone

• Located in a small portion of the southern part
  of Manitoba.
• Plains, and low hills of the Canadian Shield
• Low winters, short summers
• Coniferous, deciduous vegetation
• Heavily leached soils, bare rock, swampy areas
• Human Activities
• Forestry, mining, tourism, recreation, trapping

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Montana Cordillera Ecozone

• Located in the southern part of Alberta
• Mountains, Plains, Plateaus
• Moderate winters, and moderate summers
• Mainly dominated by coniferous vegetation
• Different types of mountain soils
• Human Activity
• Forestry, agriculture, tourism