Canadian Aspen forests and parklands

WWF Abstract

At the end of the last Ice Age, receding glaciers created the "hummocky" or hilly appearance of the Canadian Aspen Forest and Parklands ecoregion. The many small lakes and ponds carved out by the glaciers provide important habitat for breeding waterfowl.
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Ecozone:Nearctic
Biome:Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Countries:Canada
Area:98,175,998 acres (39,730,417 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
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Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data

Protected Areas

Elk Island National Park
Prince Albert National Park
Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve
Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve
Wood Buffalo National Park
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder