Canadian Aspen Forests and Parklands
| Canadian Aspen Forests and Parklands | |
|---|---|
A patch of mixed grassland in J. Clark Salyer NWR | |
Canadian Aspen Forests and Parklands | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Nearctic |
| Biome | Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands |
| Borders | |
| Bird species | ? |
| Mammal species | ? |
| Geography | |
| Country | Canada and United States |
| States/Provinces | Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska |
| Climate type | Humid continental (hot summer in south) (Dfa and Dfb) |
| Conservation | |
| Global 200 | Yes |
| Habitat loss | 75% |
| Protected | Very low% |
The Canadian Aspen Forests and Parklands is one of 844 terrestrial ecoregions defined by One Earth. This ecoregion includes parts of the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, north-central and eastern (except extreme eastern) North Dakota, most of east South Dakota, and north-central Nebraska in the American Great Plains. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines this ecoregion as the Northern Glaciated Plains.