Geography 2010A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Xerophyte
27 Apr 2015
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Vegetation in canada: much of the vegetation we see in canada is not natural, instead, it has been introduced through agriculture and human activity, major natural vegetation types in canada, forests, grasslands, tundra (permafrost underneath) Boreal forest (canadian shield: northern ontario, northern quebec, labrador, note further south = more species of forests, grassland, found in relatively dry areas, quality of grass varies with moisture content, grassland are only found in the prairie provinces, xerophyte: a plant that has adapted to low amounts of water, tundra, small plants survive in hash climates, reproduce by runners (offshoots of the main plant, found in arctic and alpine areas. Trees dropping leaves creates a thicker organic layer: organic: composed matters of a once living organism, chernozemic (prairies, found in dry climates, grassland is common, soil is very dark in colour, high in organic content, leaching is evident but not as much as in podzolic soil, chernozemic soil of prairies.
