Overview of Native Prairie in Canada - Jeff Thorpe - Saskatchewan
Overview of Native Prairie in Canada - Jeff Thorpe - Saskatchewan
Overview of Native Prairie in Canada - Jeff Thorpe - Saskatchewan
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Ecosystem classification<br />
• We have a wide variety <strong>of</strong> different<br />
grassland types.<br />
• Ecosystem classification provides a<br />
consistent basis for describ<strong>in</strong>g types and<br />
mak<strong>in</strong>g management recommendations.<br />
• Hierarchical system:<br />
– ecozones and ecoregions represent broad<br />
climatic trends.<br />
– ecosites represent variation with<strong>in</strong> ecoregions<br />
(topography, soils, moisture, sal<strong>in</strong>ity).
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