ecoclimate

In general, this ecoregion has an arid grassland ecoclimate.

Northern short grasslands 2008

In general, this ecoregion has a high subarctic ecoclimate.

Interior Alaska-Yukon lowland taiga 2008

This ecoregion is considered to be a transitional grassland ecoclimate with semiarid moisture conditions.

Northern mixed grasslands 2008

This ecoregion is classified primarily as having a subhumid low boreal ecoclimate, which distinguishes this ecoregion from the warmer, drier areas to the south and the cooler boreal forests to the north.

Canadian Aspen forests and parklands 2008

This ecoregion has a high subarctic ecoclimate in the north, a low subarctic ecoclimate in the lowland, and a high boreal ecoclimate in the James Bay lowland, all characterized by short, cool summers and cold winters.

Southern Hudson Bay taiga 2008

This ecoregion is classified as having a subhumid high - to mid - boreal ecoclimate.

Midwestern Canadian Shield forests 2008

The ecoclimate of this ecoregion ranges from high and mid-boreal and perhumid mid-boreal to Oceanic, Atlantic, and maritime mid-boreal.

Eastern Canadian forests 2008

Further north in the ecoregion, the transitional grassland ecoclimate supports a vegetation of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides), bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) groves, mixed tall shrubs, and intermittent fescue grasslands.

Northern mixed grasslands 2008

This ecoregion is classified as having a low to high subarctic ecoclimate.

Northern Canadian Shield taiga 2008

This area is described as having a moist and humid mid-to high-boreal ecoclimate.

Central Canadian Shield forests 2007