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Prairies Ecozones

Prairies Ecozones. Danielle Commisso, Kasia Bedkowski, Alex Cobos. Ecozones. Prairie Ecozone Boreal Plains Ecozone Boreal Shield Ecozone Montana Cordillera Ecozone. Prairie Ecozone. Flat to rolling plains Cold long winters, warm summers Shot-grass prairie in drier areas

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Prairies Ecozones

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  1. Prairies Ecozones Danielle Commisso, Kasia Bedkowski, Alex Cobos

  2. Ecozones • Prairie Ecozone • Boreal Plains Ecozone • Boreal Shield Ecozone • Montana Cordillera Ecozone

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

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