The Cordillera:
Plants and Animals 
Web Links
These Web
sites will provide you with background information.
Web Links
Plants of the Cordillera
Arctic
Cordillera Ecozone
Taiga
Cordillera Ecozone
Boreal
Cordillera Ecozone
Montane
Cordillera Ecozone
Pacific
Maritime Ecozone
These five Web sites describe the plants of the
many different ecozones in the Cordillera: coastal, arctic, mountain,
valley and plains. Each includes a diagram and full-colour illustration
of the plants in the region. Students have the opportunity to see how
plants have adapted to these various ecozones.
Wildlife of the Cordillera
Arctic
Cordillera Ecozone
Taiga
Cordillera Ecozone
Boreal
Cordillera Ecozone
Montane
Cordillera Ecozone
Pacific
Maritime Ecozone
There is tremendous wildlife variety in the Cordillera.
Students can click on the Main Ecozone Map at the bottom of each of these
Web pages to compare the animals in diverse ecozones of this region.
Hinterland
Who's Who
At this Hinterland Who's Who Web site, students
can learn about the birds, mammals, insects, amphibians, and reptiles
of the Cordillera, including information about their habitats, physical
adaptations, and behaviours.
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