Fraser Plateau and Basin complex explained

Fraser Plateau and Basin complex
Country:Canada
State:British Columbia
Border:British Columbia mainland coastal forests
Border1:Cascade Mountains leeward forests
Border2:Central British Columbia Mountain forests
Border3:North Central Rockies forests
Border4:Northern transitional alpine forests
Border5:Okanagan dry forests
Rivers:Fraser River
Bird Species:172[1]
Mammal Species:61
Conservation:Critical/Endangered
Habitat Loss:1.0747
Protected:8.55
Area:137100
Biogeographic Realm:Nearctic
Biome:Temperate coniferous forests
Map:Fraser Plateau and Basin complex map.svg
Map Size:248

The Fraser Plateau and Basin Complex is an ecoregion, as defined by the World Wildlife Fund. It encompasses the middle reaches of the watershed of the Fraser River as it traverses the northern part of the Interior Plateau of British Columbia. The WWF ecoregion is similar in description to two of the ecoregions within Environment Canada's Montane Cordillera Ecozone: The Fraser Basin and the Fraser Plateau. Much of the Fraser Plateau is underlain by volcanic rocks which have steep escarpments along rivers and creeks and almost flat upper surfaces.

Physiographically, the Fraser Basin is a section of the larger Northern Plateaus province, which in turn is part of the larger Intermontane Plateaus physiographic division.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hoekstra . J. M. . Molnar . J. L. . Jennings . M. . Revenga . C. . Spalding . M. D. . Boucher . T. M. . Robertson . J. C. . Heibel . T. J. . Ellison . K. . The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference . . Molnar . J. L. . 2010 . 978-0-520-26256-0 . registration .