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Alberta–British Columbia foothills forests

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Average annual temperature vary from −0.5 to 2 °C (31 to 36 °F) with the summer temperatures around 14 °C (57 °F) dropping in winter to −17.5 °C (0 °F) in the north and −10 °C (14 °F) in the south.
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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.).
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These forests have been extensively altered by human activity, especially clearance for planting.
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The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference
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Temperate coniferous forests ecoregion of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada
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This ecoregion covers two separate areas: the rolling foothills of the
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and further west a smaller area of the hills and valleys of central
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region, or a region that acts as a buffer between two other
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These foothills are home to the largest populations of
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forest species as a result. This makes the region an
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Other trees include balsam poplar ( 517: 112:Canadian aspen forests and parklands 24: 659:Ecozones and ecoregions of Alberta 557: 505:List of ecoregions in Canada (WWF) 25: 695: 593: 599: 122:Mid-Continental Canadian forests 57: 38: 679:Forests of the Rocky Mountains 571: 541:University of California Press 13: 1: 510: 132:North Central Rockies forests 654:Temperate coniferous forests 267:temperate coniferous forests 89:Temperate coniferous forests 46:Crimson Lake Provincial Park 7: 674:Forests of British Columbia 498: 450:Ursus americanus americanus 446:Ursus americanus cinnamomum 137:Northern Cordillera forests 10: 700: 459:Birds of the area include 310:Rocky Mountains of Alberta 303: 251: 243: 233: 228: 205: 184: 174: 166: 161: 153: 145: 127:Muskwa-Slave Lake forests 94: 82: 70: 65: 56: 37: 32: 491:Threats and preservation 440:) and two subspecies of 395: 327: 107:Alberta Mountain forests 585:. World Wildlife Fund. 583:Terrestrial Ecoregions 481:Falcipennis canadensis 284:and contains a mix of 362:), and white spruce ( 630:55.0000°N 120.0000°W 608:at Wikimedia Commons 348:), trembling aspen ( 276:, as defined by the 684:Nearctic ecoregions 626: /  444:the cinnamon bear ( 371:populus balsamifera 351:Populus tremuloides 278:World Wildlife Fund 239:Critical/Endangered 235:Conservation status 669:Forests of Alberta 635:55.0000; -120.0000 485:New World warblers 452:) of the Canadian 604:Media related to 550:978-0-520-26256-0 430:Ondatra zibethica 422:Castor canadensis 383:Abies balsamifera 377:Betula papyrifera 259: 258: 210:Humid continental 16:(Redirected from 691: 641: 640: 638: 637: 636: 631: 627: 624: 623: 622: 619: 603: 587: 586: 575: 569: 568: 561: 555: 554: 538: 528: 414:Lepus americanus 374:), paper birch ( 314:British Columbia 197:British Columbia 61: 42: 30: 29: 21: 699: 698: 694: 693: 692: 690: 689: 688: 644: 643: 634: 632: 628: 625: 620: 617: 615: 613: 612: 596: 591: 590: 577: 576: 572: 563: 562: 558: 551: 529: 518: 513: 501: 493: 473:Bonasa umbellus 465:Grus canadensis 461:sandhill cranes 398: 386:) and tamarck ( 380:), balsam fir ( 346:Pinus banksiana 330: 306: 201: 141: 103: 102: 52: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 697: 687: 686: 681: 676: 671: 666: 661: 656: 610: 609: 595: 594:External links 592: 589: 588: 570: 556: 549: 515: 514: 512: 509: 508: 507: 500: 497: 492: 489: 397: 394: 389:Larix laricina 338:Pinus contorta 334:lodgepole pine 329: 326: 305: 302: 274:Western Canada 257: 256: 253: 249: 248: 245: 241: 240: 237: 231: 230: 226: 225: 207: 203: 202: 200: 199: 194: 188: 186: 182: 181: 176: 172: 171: 168: 164: 163: 159: 158: 155: 154:Mammal species 151: 150: 147: 143: 142: 140: 139: 134: 129: 124: 119: 114: 109: 100: 99: 98: 96: 92: 91: 86: 80: 79: 74: 68: 67: 63: 62: 54: 53: 43: 35: 34: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 696: 685: 682: 680: 677: 675: 672: 670: 667: 665: 662: 660: 657: 655: 652: 651: 649: 642: 639: 607: 602: 598: 597: 584: 580: 574: 566: 560: 552: 546: 542: 537: 536: 527: 525: 523: 521: 516: 506: 503: 502: 496: 488: 487:(Parulidae). 486: 482: 478: 477:spruce grouse 474: 470: 469:ruffed grouse 466: 462: 457: 455: 451: 447: 443: 439: 435: 431: 427: 423: 419: 415: 411: 410:snowshoe hare 407: 403: 393: 391: 390: 385: 384: 379: 378: 373: 372: 367: 366: 361: 360:Picea mariana 357: 353: 352: 347: 343: 339: 335: 325: 321: 319: 315: 311: 301: 299: 295: 291: 287: 283: 279: 275: 271: 268: 264: 254: 250: 246: 242: 238: 236: 232: 227: 223: 219: 215: 211: 208: 204: 198: 195: 193: 190: 189: 187: 183: 180: 177: 173: 169: 165: 160: 156: 152: 148: 144: 138: 135: 133: 130: 128: 125: 123: 120: 118: 115: 113: 110: 108: 105: 104: 97: 93: 90: 87: 85: 81: 78: 75: 73: 69: 64: 60: 55: 51: 47: 41: 36: 31: 19: 611: 582: 573: 559: 534: 494: 480: 472: 464: 458: 449: 445: 437: 429: 421: 413: 405: 399: 387: 381: 375: 369: 365:Picea glauca 363: 359: 356:black spruce 349: 345: 337: 331: 322: 307: 262: 260: 244:Habitat loss 229:Conservation 221: 213: 206:Climate type 146:Bird species 633: / 621:120°00′00″W 438:Canis lupus 406:Alces alces 318:Clear Hills 288:forest and 44:Forests of 648:Categories 618:55°00′00″N 511:References 442:black bear 342:jack pine 290:temperate 286:subarctic 270:ecoregion 252:Protected 218:subarctic 162:Geography 499:See also 77:Nearctic 426:muskrat 304:Setting 294:ecotone 247:5.0598% 192:Alberta 175:Country 95:Borders 66:Ecology 50:Alberta 547:  418:beaver 316:. 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Index

Alberta-British Columbia foothills forests

Crimson Lake Provincial Park
Alberta

Realm
Nearctic
Biome
Temperate coniferous forests
Alberta Mountain forests
Canadian aspen forests and parklands
Central British Columbia Mountain forests
Mid-Continental Canadian forests
Muskwa-Slave Lake forests
North Central Rockies forests
Northern Cordillera forests
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Humid continental
subarctic
Conservation status
temperate coniferous forests
ecoregion
Western Canada
World Wildlife Fund
taiga
subarctic
temperate
ecotone

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