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The eastern forest–boreal transition is a temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion of North America, mostly in eastern Canada. It is a transitional zone or region between the predominantly coniferous Boreal Forest and the mostly deciduous broadleaf forest region further south.
The park lies within the Eastern forest-boreal transition ecoregion, so there is a wide variety of plant life. [4] The park is home to: moose, deer, black bears, wolves, lynx, bobcats, martens and beavers along with over 20 species of reptiles and amphibians. Over 100 species of birds breed, nest or rest within park boundaries.
The dominant trees of these coastal forests are balsam fir Abies balsamea along with black spruce Picea mariana, white spruce Picea glauca on the shoreline, and paper birch Betula papyrifera and aspen Populus tremuloides where the forest is regrown following logging or other disturbance
Boreal forests/taiga: Copper Plateau taiga: United States: Nearctic: Boreal forests/taiga: Eastern Canadian Shield taiga: Canada: Nearctic: Boreal forests/taiga: Eastern Canadian forests: Canada: Nearctic: Boreal forests/taiga: Eastern Canadian forests: Saint Pierre and Miquelon: Nearctic: Boreal forests/taiga: Interior Alaska-Yukon lowland ...
This ecoregion is bordered by the oak-dominated Northeastern coastal forests on the coastal plain to the south, the Gulf of St. Lawrence lowland forests on the coasts and islands of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, and to the north and northeast the Eastern forest-boreal transition and the Eastern Canadian forests.
The reserve lies within the eastern forest-boreal transition ecoregion. [5] The landscape is characterized by mixed forest, dominated by sugar maple and yellow birch. Besides several softwood species (such as fir, spruce, pine, cedar and hemlock), other hardwood species present include: red oak, beech, linden, elm, and ash. [1] [4]
The boreal forest/taiga supports a relatively small variety of highly specialized and adapted animals, due to the harshness of the climate. Canada's boreal forest includes 85 species of mammals, 130 species of fish, and an estimated 32,000 species of insects. [37] Insects play a critical role as pollinators, decomposers, and as a part of the ...
The Adirondack Mountains form the southernmost part of the Eastern forest-boreal transition ecoregion. [22] They are heavily forested, and contain one of the southernmost distributions of the taiga ecotype in North America. The forests of the Adirondacks include spruce, pine and deciduous trees. Lumbering, once an important industry, has been ...