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Boreal forest near Shovel Point in Tettegouche State Park, along the northern shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota.. A boreal ecosystem is an ecosystem with a subarctic climate located in the Northern Hemisphere, approximately between 50° and 70°N latitude.
The Boreal forest and its alpine cousins are host to a wide variety of deer, ranging from the large moose to the whitetail deer. All of these large herbivores prefer the cool forest lest they overheat in the sun, but all need open land on which to graze. Of the deer, moose are perhaps best adapted to wetlands and thrive in the boggy boreal forest.
Major uses of forests include timber production, recreation, hunting, fishing, watershed and fisheries protection, wildlife habitat and biodiversity protection, and gathering nontimber products such as berries, mushrooms, and medicinal plants. [1] There are boreal forests in Alaska. [4] Forests in Hawaii and the U.S. territories are tropical. [5]
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The coniferous forest goes by many names, including: Boreal forest, fir-spruce forest, the North Woods, and the taiga. It is noted in New England for its "harsh" conditions such as cold, subarctic temperatures, a short growing period, sandy-gravely acidic soil, and a high rate of leeching of nutrients out of the soil.
It is in the Mid-boreal Upland ecozone [2] in the west-central part of Saskatchewan. Most of the lake is the RM of Big River No. 555 and only the very southernmost point is in the RM of Spiritwood No. 496. Along the lake's shores, there is the Chitek Lake Indian reserve, a community, provincial recreation area, resorts, and outfitters. The ...