Northern Canadian Shield taiga

Northern Canadian Shield taiga
Northern Canadian Shield taiga
	Taiga in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic
Biome	Boreal forests/taiga
Borders	List Low Arctic tundra; Mid-Continental Canadian forests; Midwestern Canadian Shield forests; Northwest Territories taiga; South Hudson Bay taiga;
Geography
Area	613,827 km2 (237,000 sq mi)
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta; Manitoba; Northwest Territories; Nunavut; Saskatchewan;
Coordinates	60°00′N 100°00′W
Conservation
Conservation status	Relatively Stable/Intact

Northern Canadian Shield taiga is a taiga ecoregion located in northern Canada, stretching from Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories to Hudson Bay in eastern Nunavut. The region supports conifer forests to its northern edge, where the territory grades into tundra. The open forest in this transition zone is characterized by widely scattered, stunted stands of black spruce (Picea mariana) and tamarack (Larix laricina), with some white spruce (Picea glauca). The ecoregion lies over the northwestern extent of the Canadian Shield.

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