Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion of Canada and the United States
Aspen parkland
Aspen parkland near Calgary, Alberta
Aspen parkland within Canada
Ecology
Realm
Nearctic
Biome
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Borders
List
Alberta-British Columbia foothills forests
Central British Columbia Mountain forests
Mid-Continental Canadian forests
Montana Valley and Foothill grasslands
Muskwa-Slave Lake forests
North Central Rockies forests
Northern Cordillera forests
Northern mixed grasslands
Northern tall grasslands
Western Great Lakes forests
Bird species
206[1]
Mammal species
72[1]
Geography
Area
397,304 km2 (153,400 sq mi)
Countries
Canada
United States
States/Provinces
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
North Dakota
Minnesota
Climate type
Humid continental (Dfb)
Conservation
Conservation status
Critical/Endangered[2]
Habitat loss
63.76%[1]
Protected
2.95%[1]
Aspen parkland refers to a very large area of transitional biome between prairie and boreal forest in two sections, namely the Peace River Country of northwestern Alberta crossing the border into British Columbia, and a much larger area stretching from central Alberta, all across central Saskatchewan to south central Manitoba and continuing into small parts of the US states of Minnesota and North Dakota. [3] Aspen parkland consists of groves of aspen, poplar and spruce, interspersed with areas of prairie grasslands, also intersected by large stream and river valleys lined with aspen-spruce forests and dense shrubbery. This is the largest boreal-grassland transition zone in the world and is a zone of constant competition and tension as prairie and woodlands struggle to overtake each other within the parkland.[4]
This article focuses on this biome in North America. Similar biomes also exist in Russia north of the steppes (forest steppe) and in northern Canada.
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Hoekstra, J. M.; Molnar, J. L.; Jennings, M.; Revenga, C.; Spalding, M. D.; Boucher, T. M.; Robertson, J. C.; Heibel, T. J.; Ellison, K. (2010). Molnar, J. L. (ed.). The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunits to Make a Difference. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-26256-0.
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^Sarah Carter (1999). Aboriginal People and Colonizers of Western Canada to 1900. University of Toronto Press. p. 19. ISBN 0-8020-7995-4. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
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