45 ecoregions of the NWT

NWT Ecoregions for Conservation Network Planning
Established Protection
Ecoregions for Conservation Network Planning
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Beaufort Sea
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Explanation of climatic abbreviations:
Nunavut
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MB = Mid Boreal
HB = High Boreal
LS = Low Subarctic
HS = High Subarctic
LAn = Low Arctic north
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Tundra Cordillera Richardson Highlands HS
Boreal Cordillera Highlands HB
Boreal Cordillera Highlands MB
Boreal Cordillera Lowlands HB
Taiga Cordillera Highlands HS
Taiga Cordillera Highlands LS
Taiga Cordillera Lowlands LS
Taiga Shield Slave Plain MB
Taiga Shield HB
Taiga Shield South LS
Taiga Shield North LS
Taiga Shield East HS
Taiga Shield West HS
Tundra Shield West LAs
Tundra Shield East LAs
Tundra Plains East Lowlands LAn
Tundra Plains East Uplands LAn
Tundra Plains Central LAn
Tundra Plains Highlands East LAn
Tundra Plains Lowlands West LAn
Taiga Plains Northern Plains HS
Taiga Plains Northern Uplands HS
Taiga Plains Northern Plains LS
Taiga Plains Central Highland LS
Taiga Plains Central Plains LS
Taiga Plains Bulmer Plain LS
Taiga Plains Lac Grandin Plain LS
Taiga Plains Central Upland LS
Taiga Plains Horn Plateau LS
Taiga Plains West-central Uplands HB
Taiga Plains Cameron Plateau LS
Taiga Plains Southern Uplands HB
Taiga Plains Great Slave Plain HB
Taiga Plains Southwestern MB
Taiga Plains Slave Lowlands MB
Taiga Plains Mackenzie Plain MB
Taiga Plains South-central MB
Taiga Plains Mackenzie Delta HS
Northern Arctic Central Melville Upland HA
Northern Arctic HA
Northern Arctic West MA
Northern Arctic LAn
Northern Arctic East MA
Northern Arctic Shaler Mountains MA
Northern Arctic Polar Islands HAo
Great Bear Lake
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LAs = Low Arctic south
MA = Mid-Arctic
HA = High Arctic
HAo = High ARctic oceanic
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350 km
Map created: Jun 9, 2016
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Yukon
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B.C.
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Alberta
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Great Slave
Lake
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Saskatchewan
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