Tundra vegetation is composed of dwarf shrubs, sedges and grasses, mosses, and lichens. Scattered trees grow in some tundra regions. The ecotone (or ecological boundary region) between the tundra and the forest is known as the tree line or timberline….

Antarctic tundra in the southern hemisphere lacks the large mammal visitors like polar bears and caribou that characterise similar areas in the north, but seals and penguins live along the Antarctic seashore.

The boreal forest is characterized by coniferous trees, while the arctic tundra is characterized by permanently frozen soils.

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The boreal forest shelters more than 85 species of mammals, including some of the largest and most majestic—wood bison, elk, moose, woodland caribou, grizzly and black bears, and wolves—and smaller species, such as beavers, snowshoe hares, Canada lynx, red squirrels, lemmings, and voles.

Habitat: Moose can live in a number of different habitats including the northern tundra, woodlands and forests, swamps and muskeg, or near bodies of water in the boreal forest.

The boreal forest is home to a wide variety of trees species. The most common coniferous species found in the boreal forest include black and white spruce, balsam fir, jackpine, and tamarack. The most common deciduous trees found in the boreal forest include white birch, trembling aspen and balsam poplar.

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The world’s overall tree leader is Russia, with 642 billion trees, reports The Washington Post, which analyzed the data presented by researchers. Next is Canada with 318 billion trees and Brazil with 302 billion. The United States comes in fourth with 228 billion trees.

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Almost 80% of forest industry employment is concentrated in three provinces: Quebec (31%), British Columbia (27%) and Ontario (21%). However, proportionally, the forest industry represents a larger percentage of New Brunswick’s total workforce at 3.5%, followed by British Columbia (2.3%) and Quebec (1.6%).

The Biggest Environmental Issues In Canada

• Rise in temperatures, shifts in precipitation patters, air pollution, melting glaciers, road salt pollution, etc., are some of the major environmental threats in Canada in the present day.
• Canada’s average temperature is rising at nearly double the rate of the global temperature rise.

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They also benefit communities by creating new jobs and development opportunities and securing jobs in forest resource-dependent areas. Canada has the world’s third largest forest area and 170 million hectares of our managed forests are certified as sustainable8.

According to. The majority of deforestation in Canada is due to the agricultural industry, accounting for 41 percent of all causes. Resource extraction, such as mining and oil drilling, comes in at a close second of 37 percent. As of 2010, 18,900 hectares of forested land was repurposed for agricultural use.