Table 2.1Land cover by ecozone, 2005
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| Evergreen needleleaf forest | Deciduous broadleaf forest | Mixed forest | Disturbance 1 | Shrubland | Grassland | Low vegetation and barren | Cropland | Cropland with Woodland | Other 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands of square kilometres | |||||||||||
| Total | 2,552 | 35 | 1,122 | 267 | 1,006 | 49 | 2,857 | 419 | 237 | 1,432 | 9,976 |
| Arctic Cordillera | 0 s | 0 | 0 | 0 s | 0 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 245 |
| Northern Arctic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 s | 9 | 0 | 1,322 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 1,523 |
| Southern Arctic | 52 | 0 | 0 s | 1 | 38 | 0 | 612 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 852 |
| Taiga Plains | 305 | 1 | 68 | 28 | 122 | 0 | 43 | 0 s | 1 | 89 | 658 |
| Taiga Shield | 497 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 123 | 0 | 429 | 0 | 0 s | 271 | 1,393 |
| Boreal Shield | 862 | 13 | 456 | 86 | 183 | 0 s | 33 | 2 | 8 | 278 | 1,921 |
| Atlantic Maritime | 20 | 11 | 137 | 1 | 3 | 0 s | 0 s | 8 | 12 | 10 | 203 |
| Mixed Wood Plains | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 s | 4 | 0 s | 0 s | 17 | 56 | 65 | 168 |
| Boreal Plains | 181 | 5 | 220 | 24 | 84 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 62 | 72 | 744 |
| Prairies | 0 | 0 s | 4 | 0 s | 4 | 46 | 0 s | 297 | 90 | 25 | 466 |
| Taiga Cordillera | 21 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 82 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 267 |
| Boreal Cordillera | 172 | 0 s | 19 | 18 | 136 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 467 |
| Pacific Maritime | 18 | 3 | 70 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 205 |
| Montane Cordillera | 185 | 1 | 118 | 11 | 75 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 487 |
| Hudson Plains | 236 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 95 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 s | 16 | 376 |
The disturbance area category refers to forest
disturbance, which can be caused by changes in forest structure or composition
resulting from natural events such as fire, flood or wind, from mortality
caused by insect or disease outbreaks, or from human-caused events such as
forest harvesting.
'Other' consists of water, snow/ice, urban
and built-up land and statistical error.
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.
Source(s):
Latifovic, Rasim and Darren Pouliot, 2005, "Multi-temporal
land cover mapping for Canada: Methodology and Products," Canadian Journal
of Remote Sensing, Vol. 31, no. 5, p. 347-363. Natural Resources
Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
and Environment Canada, 2003, Framework Data - National Resolution -
Ecological Units, http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/ecostrat/gis_data.html (accessed
December 5, 2007). Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics
Division.
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