Aspen parkland
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion of Canada and the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aspen parkland refers to a very large area of transitional biome between prairie and boreal forest in two sections, namely the Peace River Country of northwestern Alberta crossing the border into British Columbia, and a much larger area stretching from central Alberta, all across central Saskatchewan to south central Manitoba and continuing into small parts of the US states of Minnesota and North Dakota. [3] Aspen parkland consists of groves of aspen, poplar and spruce, interspersed with areas of prairie grasslands, also intersected by large stream and river valleys lined with aspen-spruce forests and dense shrubbery. This is the largest boreal-grassland transition zone in the world and is a zone of constant competition and tension as prairie and woodlands struggle to overtake each other within the parkland.[4]
Aspen parkland | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Nearctic |
Biome | Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands |
Borders | List
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Bird species | 206[1] |
Mammal species | 72[1] |
Geography | |
Area | 397,304 km2 (153,400 sq mi) |
Countries | |
States/Provinces | |
Climate type | Humid continental (Dfb) |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | Critical/Endangered[2] |
Habitat loss | 63.76%[1] |
Protected | 2.95%[1] |
This article focuses on this biome in North America. Similar biomes also exist in Russia north of the steppes (forest steppe) and in northern Canada.