Northwest Territories taiga

Northwest Territories taiga
Northwest Territories taiga
	Conifer-shrub community just south of Inuvik
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic
Biome	Boreal forests/taiga
Borders	List Arctic coastal tundra; Arctic foothills tundra; Brooks-British Range tundra; Interior Alaska-Yukon lowland taiga; Low Arctic tundra; Muskwa-Slave Lake forests; Northern Canadian Shield taiga; Northern Cordillera forests; Ogilvie-MacKenzie alpine tundra;
Bird species	131
Mammal species	48
Geography
Area	345,763 km2 (133,500 sq mi)
Country	Canada
Territories	Northwest Territories and Yukon
Conservation
Conservation status	Relatively Stable/Intact
Habitat loss	0%
Protected	4.25%

Northwest Territories taiga is a taiga ecoregion located within the Canadian territories of Northwest Territories and Yukon. It is defined by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) categorization system as inhabiting the Mackenzie River Valley, as well as the surrounding highlands in the southern portion of the valley.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Atlas of Global Conservation". maps.tnc.org. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
^ "Northwest Territories taiga | Ecoregions | WWF". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2020-11-06.

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