Ecological classification of Quebec territory

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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Champ	Valeur
Dernière modification	avril 17, 2026, 19:22 (TU)
Créé le	avril 17, 2026, 19:22 (TU)
contact_email	inventaires.forestiers@mrnf.gouv.qc.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government and Municipalities of Québec; Government and Municipalities of Québec; Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts", "fr": "Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec; Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec; Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts"}
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open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_published	2016-02-15 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en-t-fr": ["Bioclimatic", "DIF", "Forest Inventory Department", "Domain", "HackQC18", "HackQC19", "Ecoforest inventory", "Eco-friendly type", "Vegetation zone", "Ecology", "Government information"], "fr": ["Bioclimatique", "DIF", "Direction inventaires forestiers", "Domaine", "HackQC18", "HackQC19", "Inventaire écoforestier", "Type écologique", "Zone de végétation", "Écologie", "Information gouvernementale"]}
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title_fr	Classification écologique du territoire québécois
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