Editing Geography of Canada (section)

==Biogeography==
{{main|Wildlife of Canada}}
[[File:Terrestrial ecozones and ecoprovinces of Canada, 2017.gif|thumb|right|upright=1.4|ELC Ecozones and ecoprovinces of Canada]]
[[Ecozones of Canada|Canada is divided into fifteen major terrestrial and five marine ecozones]], that are further subdivided into 53 [[ecoprovince]]s, 194 [[ecoregion]]s, and 1,027 [[ecodistrict]]s.<ref name="intro"/>  These eco-areas encompass over 80,000 classified species of [[Wildlife of Canada|Canadian wildlife]], with an equal number yet to be formally recognized or discovered.<ref name=Species>{{cite web|url=https://wildlife-species.canada.ca/species-risk-registry/virtual_sara/files/reports/Wild%20Species%202015.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://wildlife-species.canada.ca/species-risk-registry/virtual_sara/files/reports/Wild%20Species%202015.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=  Wild Species 2015: The General Status of Species in Canada|work= National General Status Working Group: 1|publisher =Canadian Endangered Species Conservation Council|year=2016|page=2}}</ref> Due to pollution, [[loss of biodiversity]], over-exploitation of commercial species, invasive species, and habitat loss, there are currently more than [[List of Wildlife Species at Risk (Canada)|800 wild life species at risk of being lost]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=69DCE5B9-1|title=Species at Risk Public Registry - COSEWIC Annual Report 2013-2014|first=Environment Canada|last=Government of Canada|date=September 30, 2014|website=www.sararegistry.gc.ca}}</ref>

Canada's major biomes are the [[tundra]], [[boreal forest]], [[grassland]], and [[temperate deciduous forest]]. [[British Columbia]] contains several smaller biomes, including; [[subalpine|mountain forest]]  which extends to [[Alberta]], and a small [[temperate rainforest]] along the [[Pacific coast]], the [[Semi-arid climate|semi arid desert]] located in the [[Okanagan]] and [[alpine tundra]] in the higher mountainous regions.<ref name="BenkeCushing2011">{{cite book|author1=Arthur C. Benke|author2=Colbert E. Cushing|title=Rivers of North America|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=faOU1wkiYFIC&pg=PA6|year=2011|publisher=Elsevier|isbn=978-0-08-045418-4|pages=6–9}}</ref>

Over half of Canada's landscape is intact and relatively free of human development.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://naturecanada.ca/news/archived/state-of-canadas-biodiversity-highlighted-in-new-government-report/|title=State of Canada's Biodiversity Highlighted in New Government Report|date=October 22, 2010}}</ref> Approximately half of Canada is covered by forest, totaling around {{cvt|2.4|sqkm||disp=preunit|million }}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/datablog/2009/sep/02/total-forest-area-by-country|title=Total forest coverage by country|date=2 September 2009|website=The Guardian|access-date=23 September 2018}}</ref>  The [[boreal forest of Canada]] is considered to be the largest [[intact forest landscape|intact forest]] on Earth, with around {{convert|3,000,00|km2}} undisturbed by roads, cities or industry.<ref name="RavenBerg2012">{{cite book|author1=Peter H. Raven|author2=Linda R. Berg|author3=David M. Hassenzahl|title=Environment|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QVpO2R51JBIC&pg=RA1-PA361|year=2012|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-94570-4|pages=1–3}}</ref> The [[Canadian Arctic tundra]]  is the second-largest vegetation region in the country consisting of dwarf [[shrubs]], [[Cyperaceae|sedges]] and [[Poaceae|grasses]], [[moss]]es and [[lichen]]s.<ref name="Marsh1999a">{{cite book|author=James H. Marsh|title=The Canadian Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wR_-aSFyvuYC&pg=PA2446|year=1999|publisher=The Canadian Encyclopedia|isbn=978-0-7710-2099-5|page=2446}}</ref>

Approximately 12.1 percent of the nation's landmass and freshwater are  [[National Wildlife Area|conservation areas]], including 11.4 percent designated as [[Protected areas of Canada|protected areas]].<ref name=conserved/> Approximately 13.8 percent of its territorial waters are conserved, including 8.9 percent designated as protected areas.<ref name=conserved>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-indicators/conserved-areas.html|title=Canada's conserved areas|publisher=Environment and Climate Canada|year=2020}}</ref>