How are soil and vegetation linked?
Soil composition is determined by annual precipitation, average temperatures, and chemical composition. Certain types of vegetation grow only in soils that can support them.
What is natural vegetation in Kingston Ontario? and what is the soil like there?
These articles may not describe vegetation and soil for the city of Kingston itself but for Frontenac County in which Kingston is located. "This region contains a variety of soils ranging from very shallow, acidic, well-drained sandy loams through to moderately deep, calcareous, poorly drained clays. The vegetation of the region is classified within the Mixed Wood Plains ecozone where agriculture is a major land use (Wiken 1996). Mixed coniferous-deciduous forest is common, as are successional shrub communities in lands that have been abandoned from agriculture, and wetlands (Crowder, et al. 1996). Finally, the region contains several alvars which support a distinctive flora that is characteristic of seasonally dry environments associated with very shallow soils on the edges of limestone plains (Crowder, et al. 1996)” In what ways do the Soils Influence the Region’s Natural Vegetation?: “Mature forests in the area are generally dominated by sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) and red oak (Quercus rubra L.) with some white oak (Quercus alba L.), red maple (Acer rubrum L.), basswood (Tilia Americana L.), eastern hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis L.), white pine (Pinus strobes L.), ironwood (Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill) K. Koch), and blue beech (Carpinus caroliniana Walt.) (Ecological Stratification Working Group 1995; Wiken 1996).” http://opinicon.wordpress.com/physical-environment/soils-and-vegetation-in-the-q-u-b-s-region/ Starting from page 17 under the heading “The Classification and Description of the Soils of Frontenac County” the soil types are Grey-Brown Podzolic soil, Brown Forest soil, Podzol soil, Grey Wooded soil, and Humic Gleysol soil. You will need Acrobat Reader to open this PDF web link. http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/publications/on/on39/intro.html
What Natural Vegetation Region is Toronto in?
It is called 'Mixedwood Plains' (Mixed Forest) and is the smallest of our ecozones. There is a mixture of coniferous and deciduous trees - to name a few: pines and cedars, birches and elms, maples and oaks and of course all the spruces etc. http://canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/en...
Natural vegetation region?
Maple Elem Spruce All throughout GTA
What is the main vegetation around baker lake in canada?
It is permafrost there and not Taiga. It is arctic. I found dwarf willows, dwarf birch, dwarf shrubs. http://books.google.com/books?id=PHsyINz... this is 350 kilometers away but it lists plants http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukkusiksali... That is a tough one. I couldn't find anything more specific even with willows and and birch in the search. Ah, finally. this one actually specified that small willow and dwarf birch are found all along the lake and ensure enough to make a fire. http://books.google.com/books?id=Q1gCAAA...
Occurence of soil and vegetation types?
I'm not a soils scientist, so this is only a partial answer; engineering geology doesn't often have to do with soil types. (a) Soils of the Luvisolic order are well to imperfectly drained mineral soils that have developed under deciduous, mixed deciduous-coniferous boreal forests, or under mixed forest in the forest-grassland transition zone in mild to cold climates. The dominant soil-forming process in Luvisolic soils is the translocation of clay-sized mineral particles from the A to the Bt horizon. (b) Podzol - is a soil commonly found under coniferous forests. Its main identifying traits are a poorly decomposed organic layer, an eluviated A horizon, and a B horizon with illuviated organic matter, aluminum, and iron. The forested regions of southern Ontario and the temperate rainforests of British Columbia normally have podzolic soils. Podzolic soils are characterized by intense chemical and biological transformations in the upper horizons, resulting in the transformation of the primary minerals and decomposition of organic matter. Soluble organic matter and mobile compounds of aluminum and iron are readily leached from the A horizon into the B horizon where they accumulate, or form, a discrete horizon called a podzolic B (Bh, Bhf, Bf). Podzolic soils have podzolic B horizon and have accumulations of organic matter, iron, or aluminum. The podzolic B must be at least 10 cm thick, have a texture coarser than clay, and meet specific requirements for color, organic carbon, iron and aluminum content. Podilization is a soil forming process that produces a strongly leached soil with a distinctive iron hardpan layer in the B horizon. Common in cool, moist forest environments.
Why are the southern parts of Ontario conservative?
It isn't. Rural southern Ontario mostly is, but that's true in most of Canada. Here's a map view to give an idea of what this means. Note all of those tiny ridings in red? Those are cities where the large majority of Canadians live. The very big ridings in blue are that big because very few people live there.CBC News: Election 2015 roundupIf you had asked, why is rural southern Ontario Conservative while rural northern Ontario is not, that would be a more interesting question.The rural southern Ontario part isn't that interesting as it follows the pattern in pretty much every country in the world that has voting: rural dwellers are more conservative than urban dwellers, especially socially. They are also older and diminishing in numbers as people continue to flock to cities and resource extraction and agriculture continue to become more automated. That's part of the reason that every time the election maps get redrawn, ridings in urban areas increase in number and people try desperately to come up with reasons not to amalgamate simply mind-numbing stretches of mostly wilderness into single ridings. Rural dwellers get a disproportionate influence with their votes. At least in Canada, this is slowly improving with riding reforms and gerrymandering is illegal up here. In the USA, gerrymandering is pervasive, squalid and vicious.The northern Ontario part being non-Conservative probably has more to do with history and the environment, and I'd be curious about the answer to that. That said, there are only eight ridings up there because very, very few people live north of North Bay. Maybe it has something do do with collective shame about Mike Harris being a North Bay golf pro before the Common Nonsense Revolution.Note: I lived in Moosonee, Kapuskasing and North Bay as well as Toronto, twice each for the last two, and pay a lot of attention to Ontario regardless of what part of the world I happen to be living in.
The vegetation of Canada can best be described as mainly?
Boreal Forest, however Canada is a vast landscape made up of different eco systems, vegetation and climate. For example, the deciduous forests of Southern Ontario are very different then the treeless tundra of Nunavut. The other answerer said Canada has desert. This is false, there is Semi-Arid climate in the Okanagan Valley in Southern British Columbia, temperatures reach the mid 30's (94F) on a very regular occasion in the summer but alas it still is not a desert.
How does natural vegetation influence the climate?
Trees affect the climate tremendously by regulating water vapor levels in the atmosphere. A single large tree can transpire 2000 gallons of water on a hot, dry day, and an estimated 50% of the rainfall that falls on forests comes from the trees themselves. That's why severe droughts tend to follow in the wake of deforestation. Plants also affect the carbon cycle, which also affects the climate. A single large sugar maple tree, for example, can sequester 450 tons of carbon dioxide per year. However, when the tree decays or is burned, it releases all the stored carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere. Grasslands, on the other hand, sequester carbon dioxide in the soil, where it remains until it is plowed up. That's why agriculture is one of the biggest emitters of carbon dioxide.
What's the difference between Ontario and British Columbia?
Ontario is the center of the country for Canada. They have the country’s largest city (Toronto) as well as the nation’s capital and seat of our national government in Ottawa. The province has a population of 13. 6 million people and is the most populous in Canada. Ontario has most of the head offices of banks, newspapers, and TV networks as well as the national stock exchange. So they are the center of business and government for the country and see themselves as such. Weather wise they are hot and sticky- humid in summer and relatively cold and often snowy in winter.British Columbia has just 4.6 million people by comparison, with its biggest city Vancouver proper at only 600,00 people. The Greater Vancouver area at 2.4 million is still the third largest urban area in the country. The attitude and vibe in B.C. is definitely more laid back, a Pacific coastal vibe if you will. People value their time away from work and their family, leisure and outdoor time.Bottom line, if career and financial advancement are uppermost, Ontario is probably the choice. When it comes to retire, many from Ontario vote with their feet to move to Vancouver, Victoria or Kelowna. These cities all enjoy better climate year round than does Ontario. So B.C. is the better choice for weather and the multitude of opportunities for recreation and outdoor activities year round.Both Toronto and Vancouver are very multi cultural cities and fairly cosmopolitan. These cities represent some of the most desirable choices to live in Canada and not coincidentally they are also the two most expensive cities to buy a home and live in Canada.