Conifer Lowland forest type

image of a Conifer Lowland forest type.

The Conifer Lowland forest type is dominated by Black Spruce, often associated with cedar and Larch. It is commonly found on moist to wet or organic soils on lowland sites. The lowland conifer forest type is found primarily in the Boreal forest, especially in the far north.

Map of Conifer Lowland forest type

map of the Conifer Lowland forest type with a range of relative occurrence from beige for low and army green for high.

Area within the conifer forest type (area in hectares)

Statistic Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total
Total AOU Area 2016 6,513,859 459,606 614,493 7,587,958

Total area by seral stage–Conifer Lowland forest type (area in hectares)

Statistic Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total
Pre-sapling 646,099 8,754 32,077 686,929
Sapling 859,047 39,363 120,853 1,019,263
Immature 773,261 44,834 116,576 934,671
Mature 2,527,958 217,173 248,791 2,993,922
Late successional 1,707,495 149,482 96,197 1,953,173
Totals 6,513,859 459,606 614,493 7,587,958

Conifer Lowland forest type area by seral stage

horizontal bar chart of the Conifer Lowland forest type area by seral stage including pre-sapling, sapling, immature, mature, and late successional. Forest type includes light green for Crown, green for parks and protected areas and grey for other.

Total growing stock volume–Conifer Lowland forest type (volume in thousands of cubic metres)

Statistic Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total
Gross Total Volume 752,256 65,820 77,038 895,113
Net Merchantable Volume 402,705 36,848 39,176 478,729
Current Annual Increment 5,209 314 532 6,055

Total growing stock volume by dominant species–Conifer Lowland forest type (volume in thousands of cubic metres)

Statistic Crown Parks and protected areas Other Total
Black Spruce 612,211 53,793 43,819 709,823
Cedar 48,916 4,315 16,409 69,640
Larch 53,755 4,555 7,727 66,038
Poplar 13,314 972 2,196 16,481
Balsam Fir 10,024 851 2,911 13,786
All Others 14,036 1,334 3,975 19,345
Totals 752,256 65,820 77,038 895,113

Conifer Lowland type area by age class

vertical bar chart of the Conifer Lowland forest type area by age class, ranging from beige for 2001, light green for 2006, dark green for 2011 and charcoal for 2016.

Species in Conifer Lowland forest type

 

Pie chart of the species in the Conifer Lowland forest type, including green for spruce and yellow for other conifers.