Fraser Plateau and Basin complex

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Fraser Plateau and Basin complex
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Forests of the Fraser Plateau southwest of Williams Lake, British Columbia
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Ecology
Realm Nearctic
Biome Temperate coniferous forests
Borders
List
Bird species172 [1]
Mammal species61 [1]
Geography
Area137,100 km2 (52,900 sq mi)
Country Canada
State British Columbia
Rivers Fraser River
Conservation
Conservation status Critical/Endangered
Habitat loss1.0747% [1]
Protected8.55% [1]

The Fraser Plateau and Basin Complex is an ecoregion 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, with steep escarpments along rivers and creeks and almost flat upper surfaces.

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hoekstra, J. M.; Molnar, J. L.; Jennings, M.; Revenga, C.; Spalding, M. D.; Boucher, T. M.; Robertson, J. C.; Heibel, T. J.; Ellison, K. (2010). Molnar, J. L. (ed.). The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference . University of California Press. ISBN   978-0-520-26256-0.

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