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BOREAL SHIELD [2 records]

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Record 1 2017-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological and Other Scientific Names
  • Biogeography
  • Ecology (General)
OBS

Scientists call the area where the Canadian Shield and the boreal forest overlap the Boreal Shield, the largest of Canada's 15 terrestrial ecozones.

OBS

The Boreal Shield is divided in 30 ecoregions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
  • Biogéographie
  • Écologie (Généralités)
CONT

Pour les scientifiques, la région où se superposent le Bouclier canadien et la forêt boréale est dite Bouclier boréal; c'est la plus grande des 15 écozones terrestres du Canada.

OBS

Le Bouclier boréal est divisé en 30 écorégions.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Birds
CONT

Region 8 - Boreal Softwood Shield. The boreal softwood shield is a broad, U-shaped region comprised of seacoasts in the east and vast areas that are more than 80 percent forested by closed stands of conifers, largely white and black spruce, balsam fir, and tamarack.

OBS

Region 8 (BCR 8) of the 12 bird conservation regions (BCR) wholly or partially within Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Oiseaux
CONT

Région 8 - Forêt coniférienne boréale. Le bouclier de résineux boréal est une région étendue, en forme de U, comprenant des écosystèmes côtiers de l'est et de vastes territoires forestiers recouverts à plus de 80 % par des peuplements denses de conifères, notamment d'épinettes blanches et noires, de sapins baumiers et de mélèzes laricins.

OBS

Région 8 (RCO 8) des 12 régions de conservation des oiseaux (RCO) entièrement ou partiellement situées au Canada.

Spanish

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