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Wetlands can be found in Canada's broad ranges of ecozones spanning across the provinces and territories. In Canada, there is approximately 1.29 million km 2 of wetlands which in turn covers 13% of Canada's terrestrial area. [5] Canadian wetlands are predominantly located within the Boreal Shield which accounts for 25% of the existing wetland ...
The Ramsar classification of wetland types is intended as a means for fast identification of the main types of wetlands for the purposes of the convention. [2] The wetlands are classified into three major classes: Marine/coastal wetlands. Inland wetlands. Human-made wetlands.
Hay-Zama Lakes is a 586-square-kilometre (226 sq mi) inland wetland and wildland park [2] in northwestern Alberta, Canada. It was designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance on May 24, 1982, [3] and is recognized as an Important Bird Area. [4] It "constitutes one of the most extensive sedge wetlands in western North America".
A fen is a type of peat -accumulating wetland fed by mineral-rich ground or surface water. [1][2] It is one of the main types of wetland along with marshes, swamps, and bogs. Bogs and fens, both peat-forming ecosystems, are also known as mires. [2] The unique water chemistry of fens is a result of the ground or surface water input.
An ecological definition of a wetland is "an ecosystem that arises when inundation by water produces soils dominated by anaerobic and aerobic processes, which, in turn, forces the biota, particularly rooted plants, to adapt to flooding". [1] Sometimes a precise legal definition of a wetland is required.
This is a list of lakes of Alberta, Canada. Most of Alberta's lakes were formed during the last glaciation, about 12,000 years ago. There are many different types of lakes in Alberta, from glacial lakes in the Canadian Rockies to small shallow lakes in the prairies , brown water lakes in the northern boreal forest and muskeg , kettle holes and ...
Weed Lake. Weed Lake is a wetland near Langdon, Alberta, Canada. [1] It is the home to many natural wildlife including several species of birds and fish. Weed Lake is located about 20 km (12 miles) east of Calgary, immediately north-east of Langdon. It is a 600 ha (1,500 acres) wetland that is regionally important as waterfowl habitat.
Canadian wildlife. Canada has 20 major ecosystems—ecozones, comprising 15 terrestrial units and 5 marine units. These ecozones are further subdivided into 53 ecoprovinces, 194 ecoregions, and 1,027 ecodistricts. [1] These form the country's ecological land classification within the Ecological Land Classification framework adopted in 2017.