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Boreal Plains Ecozone (CEC)

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This level of generalization is well suited for national scale reporting. In the last 20 years, all Provinces and Territories have refined and automated their respective regional ecological framework. It is important, then, to provide a current national perspective which accurately reflects current
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Summers are moderately warm, with mean July temperatures of 13 to 15 °C (55 to 59 °F), whereas winters may be very cold, with mean January temperatures of −17.5 to −11 °C (0.5 to 12.2 °F).
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RMNPC was established in 1929 to contribute to this network of national parks by: Protecting an area representative of the southern boreal plains and plateaux natural region of Canada;
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The park is in a transition zone from the Great Plains to aspen parkland to mixed wood boreal forest, representing the Southern Boreal Plains and Plateaux natural region.
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in Alberta and British Columbia. This can employ up to 20% of the land area, though it is typically less than that. Large communities include,
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A number of protected areas have been established to protect representative and/or significant portions of this ecozone. These include:
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Covering 650,000 square kilometres (250,000 sq mi), it is a region of subdued relief with few lakes. However,
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The park's purpose is to protect a representative portion of the Southern Boreal Plains and Plateaux Natural Region...
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area around 141,000 square kilometres (54,000 sq mi) of land. Agriculture takes place mainly in the
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by over 100 millimetres (3.9 in) in the south, and 300 millimetres (12 in) in the north and at the
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to the west, closely following the border between Alberta and British Columbia. To its south is the
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Each province continues to work on defining subregions within the larger national ecozone system.
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Today, it protects an outstanding and representative example of Canada's Northern Boreal Plains.
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Oil, Forestry, and agriculture are the largest industries. The region is nearly covered by
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Smith, R.E.; Veldhuis, H.; Mills, G.F.; Eilers, R.G.; Fraser, W.R.; Lelyk, G.W. (1998).
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regional efforts. ... Detailed ecological information remains with jurisdictions.
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from glacial retreat between 11,000 and 8,000 years ago resulted in extensive
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of the Rockies. The excess moisture promotes the development of
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This ecozone can be further subdivided into three ecoprovinces:
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Lying east of the Rocky Mountains, the region experiences low
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Canada, Environment and Climate Change (9 February 2010).
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ecozone for its entire extent, while to the north are the
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Industry in this ecozone once consisted primarily of
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Ecozones and ecoregions of the Northwest Territories
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at the eastern end of this zone. It is a remnant of
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Peace Lowland ecoregion of the Boreal Plains ecozone
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Davidson Wildlife Management Area 424:Alberta Natural Subregion – Natural Regions 217:, the largest national park in Canada, and 1366:"Chitek Lake Anishinaabe Provincial Park" 109:737,287 km (284,668 sq mi) 1833:"Red Deer Lake Wildlife Management Area" 181:Commission for Environmental Cooperation 2193:Ecozones and ecoregions of Saskatchewan 1781:"Peonan Point Wildlife Management Area" 1677:"Little Limestone Lake Provincial Park" 1651:"Little Birch Wildlife Management Area" 1314:"Brokenhead Wetland Ecological Reserve" 1130:. Saskatchewan Conservation Data Center 972:Secretariat, Treasury Board of Canada. 746: 558:Chitek Lake Anishinaabe Provincial Park 64: 2066:"Walter Cook Caves Ecological Reserve" 1937:"Sleeve Lake Wildlife Management Area" 1807:"Proulx Lake Wildlife Management Area" 1109: 1098: 803:"Canada's conserved areas - Canada.ca" 653:Red Deer Lake Wildlife Management Area 426:(2006) found within this ecozone are: 29: 1963:"Stuartburn Wildlife Management Area" 643:Peonan Point Wildlife Management Area 618:Little Limestone Lake Provincial Park 613:Little Birch Wildlife Management Area 548:Brokenhead Wetland Ecological Reserve 439:Peace-Athabasca Delta – Boreal Forest 315:, flowing eastward through the zone. 7: 1989:"Rat River Wildlife Management Area" 1859:"Reindeer Island Ecological Reserve" 1729:"Mars Hill Wildlife Management Area" 1573:"Hecla / Grindstone Provincial Park" 698:Walter Cook Caves Ecological Reserve 673:Sleeve Lake Wildlife Management Area 648:Proulx Lake Wildlife Management Area 2188:Ecozones and ecoregions of Manitoba 1885:"St. Malo Wildlife Management Area" 1755:"Narcisse Wildlife Management Area" 1418:"Dog Lake Wildlife Management Area" 678:Stuartburn Wildlife Management Area 2198:Ecozones and ecoregions of Alberta 2124:Gauthier, Lorena Patino, David A. 1911:"Ste. Anne Bog Ecological Reserve" 683:Rat River Wildlife Management Area 658:Reindeer Island Ecological Reserve 628:Mars Hill Wildlife Management Area 240:began extracting bitumen from the 25: 1599:"Hilbre Wildlife Management Area" 1340:"Clearwater Lake Provincial Park" 663:St. Malo Wildlife Management Area 633:Narcisse Wildlife Management Area 568:Dog Lake Wildlife Management Area 436:Central Mixedwood – Boreal Forest 2130:The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan 865:, Redpath Museum. Archived from 755:"Terrestrial Ecozones of Canada" 668:Ste. Anne Bog Ecological Reserve 598:Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park 268:that form a flat terrain in the 264:sediments are thick deposits of 238:Great Canadian Oil Sands Limited 38: 1703:"Long Point Ecological Reserve" 1392:"Duck Mountain Provincial Park" 1196:. Parks Canada. 31 January 2017 720:Greenwater Lake Provincial Park 603:Hilbre Wildlife Management Area 553:Clearwater Lake Provincial Park 430:Peace River Parkland – Parkland 322:, about 84% of the region, The 2040:"Sturgeon Bay Provincial Park" 1492:"Grand Island Provincial Park" 1241:"Thunder Lake Provincial Park" 892:Ecological Framework of Canada 638:Palsa Hazel Ecological Reserve 1: 715:Duck Mountain Provincial Park 688:Riding Mountain National Park 623:Long Point Ecological Reserve 588:Goose Islands Provincial Park 563:Duck Mountain Provincial Park 433:Dry Mixedwood – Boreal Forest 1625:"Kinwow Bay Provincial Park" 1518:"Interactive indicator maps" 1444:"Elk Island Provincial Park" 1288:"Birds Hill Provincial Park" 1263:"Wood Buffalo National Park" 1150:"Cross Lake Provincial Park" 828:"Wood Buffalo National Park" 730:Narrow Hills Provincial Park 693:Sturgeon Bay Provincial Park 583:Grand Island Provincial Park 538:Birch Island Provincial Park 517:Thunder Lake Provincial Park 457:Mid-Boreal Uplands Ecoregion 451:Mid-Boreal Lowland Ecoregion 1128:"Saskatchewan's Ecoregions" 735:Prince Albert National Park 725:Meadow Lake Provincial Park 593:Grass River Provincial Park 526:Whooping Crane Summer Range 454:Boreal Transition Ecoregion 219:Whooping Crane Summer Range 2224: 1219:"Lakeland Provincial Park" 1172:"Dunvegan Provincial Park" 608:Kinwow Bay Provincial Park 578:Fisher Bay Provincial Park 573:Elk Island Provincial Park 543:Birds Hill Provincial Park 522:Wood Buffalo National Park 497:Cross Lake Provincial Park 215:Wood Buffalo National Park 1005:Forest Ecozones of Canada 468:within this ecozone are: 460:Interlake Plain Ecoregion 447:within this ecozone are: 37: 2096:indicators-map.canada.ca 2070:indicators-map.canada.ca 2044:indicators-map.canada.ca 1993:indicators-map.canada.ca 1967:indicators-map.canada.ca 1941:indicators-map.canada.ca 1915:indicators-map.canada.ca 1889:indicators-map.canada.ca 1863:indicators-map.canada.ca 1837:indicators-map.canada.ca 1811:indicators-map.canada.ca 1785:indicators-map.canada.ca 1759:indicators-map.canada.ca 1733:indicators-map.canada.ca 1707:indicators-map.canada.ca 1681:indicators-map.canada.ca 1655:indicators-map.canada.ca 1629:indicators-map.canada.ca 1603:indicators-map.canada.ca 1577:indicators-map.canada.ca 1551:indicators-map.canada.ca 1522:indicators-map.canada.ca 1496:indicators-map.canada.ca 1448:indicators-map.canada.ca 1422:indicators-map.canada.ca 1396:indicators-map.canada.ca 1370:indicators-map.canada.ca 1344:indicators-map.canada.ca 1318:indicators-map.canada.ca 1292:indicators-map.canada.ca 1009:Natural Resources Canada 832:indicators-map.canada.ca 780:"Ecozones – Maps (2014)" 512:Lakeland Provincial Park 507:Elk Island National Park 502:Dunvegan Provincial Park 183:(CEC), is a terrestrial 1030:"Ecozones Introduction" 759:Teacher Resource Centre 466:Saskatchewan Ecoregions 2098:. 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Government of Canada 952:Boreal Plains Ecozone 924:Boreal Plains Ecozone 377:Eastern Boreal Plains 372:Central Boreal Plains 209:Northwest Territories 177:Boreal Plains Ecozone 146:Northwest Territories 18:Boreal Plains Ecozone 2126:"Conservation Areas" 954:. Environment Canada 853:Bernhardt, Torsten. 179:, as defined by the 445:Manitoba Ecoregions 328:Peace River Country 324:Athabasca oil sands 242:Athabasca oil sands 2183:Ecozones of Canada 948:"Boreal Heartland" 928:Environment Canada 475:Mid-Boreal Lowland 274:Montane Cordillera 207:and south-central 77:Montane Cordillera 863:McGill University 478:Boreal Transition 472:Mid-Boreal Upland 305:Lake Winnipegosis 272:. 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Index

Boreal Plains Ecozone

Boreal Cordillera
Boreal Shield
Montane Cordillera
Prairies
Taiga Plains
Taiga Shield
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
Saskatchewan
Humid continental
subarctic
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
ecozone
Canadian
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Northwest Territories
Wood Buffalo National Park
Whooping Crane Summer Range
whooping crane
forestry
agriculture
Great Canadian Oil Sands Limited

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