Ecology of World Vegetation. 1978. With its sheer vastness and The Canadian boreal forest is a very large bio-region that extends in length from the Yukon-Alaska border right across the country to Newfoundland and Labrador. A real value of zero is only possible in remote cold regions where no fire danger exists in the summer months. 643 p."Boreal fresh waters", State of Canada's Forests 2004–2005, pp. Ecoscience 1: 141–152.Churchill, E.D. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.Vitt, D.H., L.A. Halsey and B.J. The scale shown is relative, with values above 6 being extreme. The SSR is developed by averaging daily values over the season. A number of key principles have come to underpin Canadian forestry practices as mandated by forestry legislation, including the obligation for forestry companies operating on public lands to fully regenerate all areas harvested for timber and to consult the public on the preparation of forest management/harvest plans submitted to the relevant provincial authorities.

Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canada, is a map that shows the northern limits of approximately 40 different tree species in Canada, including an extension into the Northern U.S. Red, green and blue lines delineate the limits of the trees and forests. The Canadian boreal is largely intact and available for multiple uses like timber harvest, recreation and hunting. Shades of green indicate the ranges of the coniferous species commonly known as softwoods. Woody vegetation responses to fire versus clear-cutting logging: a comparative survey in the central Canadian boreal forest. Road Ecology: Science and Solutions. Fire and succession in the conifer forests of northern North America.

1973. This map shows the change in forest fire severity levels across Canada from 1980 to 1989, based on Global Generation Circulation Models. The data represent a compilation of all fire point location and perimeters for fires greater than 200 hectares, as provided by fire management agencies of provinces, territories and Parks Canada.Forest fires are an important part of the Canadian landscape. Fifteen ecozones make up terrestrial Canada, and five make up the marine waters bordering Canada. The Seasonal Severity Rating (SSR) is a measure of fire danger conditions over a complete fire season. Forestry practices and stress on Canadian forest land. The data represent a compilation of all fire point location and areas for fires greater than 1000 hectares, as provided by fire management agencies of provinces, territories and Parks Canada.Every year in Canada, thousands of people are evacuated from their homes and workplaces due to the threat of wildfire, and thousands more are put on evacuation alert. Only 3% of fires in Canada reach a final size greater than 200 hectares, but these fires are responsible for 97% of the total area burned.This map shows fires greater than 1000 hectares. There are 171 different species, but many of these are of little or no commercial importance in addition to, in many cases, having a very restricted range. The number of fires and area burned can vary dramatically from year to year, but there are more than 8000 reported wildfires in Canada during a typical year, burning an average of 2.5 million hectares or 25 000 square kilometres. University of Waterloo Press, Waterloo. University of Waterloo Press, Waterloo. The concept of climax in arctic and alpine vegetation.

The Mackenzie River basin. Fraser and P.A. Forest Succession: Concepts and Applications. 374–405. The number of fires and area burned can vary dramatically from year to year, but there are more than 8000 reported wildfires in Canada during a typical year, burning an average of 2.5 million hectares or 25 000 square kilometres. Shugart, and D. B. Botkin (eds.) Owing to the accumulated peat in the soil, and the predominance of coniferous trees, lightning-caused fire has always been a natural part of this forest. Other countries with boreal forest include Russia, which contains the majority, the United States in its northernmost state of Alaska, and the Scandinavian or Northern European countries (e.g. Journal of Animal Ecology 47: 315–332. Chapter 8.Weetman, G. F. 1983. Canada’s 15 terrestrial ecozones can be subdivided into 53 ecoprovinces, which can be further broken into 194 ecoregions. ; Hanson, H.C. 1958. 70–71National Wetlands Working Group.

46–55. However, the decline of some major species of wildlife is a concern. 687 p.Viereck, L.A. 1973. In July 2008 the Ontario government announced plans to protect 225,000 square kilometres of the Northern Boreal lands.The boreal forest is deeply ingrained in the Canadian identity and the images foreigners have of Canada. 2005. The remaining three-quarters is either in parks, conservation areas, model forests or is considered non-timber-productive, generally defined as unsuitable for managed forestry or inaccessible. A real value of zero is only possible in remote cold regions where no fire danger exists in the summer months.Climate warming can bring more frequent and severe forest fires. 2003. Helleiner. It is over 1,000 kilometres in width (north to south) separating the arctic Canada's boreal forest is considered to be the largest The Canadian boreal forest in its current form began to emerge with the end of the last Ice Age. Forestry companies have come to adopt the management practices known as eco-system based management, which takes into consideration criteria and indicators for sustainability – social, economic and environmental. Eagles, and F.M. Boreal forestry activities support almost 400,000 direct and indirect jobs across Canada. Quaternary Research 3: 444–464.Heinselman, M. L. 1981. Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Ontario.