The ecological classification of Quebec territory consists of mapping and describing ecological units in a system with nine levels of perception between the continental and landscape scales. It presents the diversity of terrestrial ecosystems in all of Quebec taking into account both the characteristics of the vegetation (physiognomy, structure and composition) and the physical environment (relief, geology, geomorphology, hydrography). The nine levels that compose it are: the vegetation zone and sub-zone at the continental scale (1,000,000 km2), the bioclimatic domain and sub-domain at the national level (100,000 km2), the ecological region and subregion at the regional scale (10,000 km2) and the regional landscape unit, the ecological district and the vegetation stage at the landscape scale (10,000 km2) and the regional landscape unit, the ecological district and the vegetation stage at the landscape scale (100 to 1,000 km2).This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).
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- Publisher - Current Organization Name: Government and Municipalities of Québec
- Licence: Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution (CC-BY) licence – Quebec
Data and Resources
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Ecological classification of Quebec territoryFGDB/GDBFrench dataset FGDB/GDB
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Ecological type recognition guidesHTMLFrench dataset HTML
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Open forestHTMLFrench dataset HTML
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Open forestHTMLFrench dataset HTML
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Original metadata (https://www.donneesquebec.ca)HTMLFrench dataset HTML
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READ MEPDFFrench guide PDF
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Procedures for adding a web servicePDFFrench guide PDF
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Ecological classification of Quebec territoryPDFFrench guide PDF
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Vegetation stages in southern QuebecPDFFrench guide PDF
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Map of vegetation zones, bioclimatic areas and ecological regionsPDFFrench guide PDF
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Mapping ecological districts: standards and techniquesPDFFrench guide PDF
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Map of ecological regions of QuebecPDFFrench guide PDF
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Data downloadPDFFrench guide PDF
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Fact sheet of attributes and their areas of valueXLSFrench dataset XLS
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Web mapping serviceotherFrench dataset Other
Contact Information
Electronic Mail Address: inventaires.forestiers@mrnf.gouv.qc.ca