BIOL 2903 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Clay Belt, Hudson Bay Lowlands, Snowshoe
15 Apr 2017
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We are going to see relief and trees (continuous forest) in this area. The boreal forest makes up 25% of ontario. It lies on the canadian shield physiographic region. ** limestone (sedimentary rock) bubbles when hcl is poured on it (co2 is coming out of the rock). The boundaries of this region include: (southern) great lakes/st. Lawrence lowlands which is a mixture of southern and northern elements (above) hudson bay lowland. White pine and red pine are common elements in the great lakes/st. Lawrence region absent from the boreal forest. Soil type, land relief (greater variety of sites), the temperature (warmer (+1 to -3 longer growing season). More of a soil base and decomposition here. Varying areas of the boreal: prairie boreal (poplars and birches in the western area), clay belt boreal (lots of cattails), and the superior boreal (lies on the shores of. Trees include: coniferous trees are dominant black spruce, white spruce, and balsam fir.
