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	Parkland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Aspen parkland, a biome transitional between prairie and boreal forest (taiga).
		Adelaide Parklands, the green belt surrounding the city of Adelaide.
		Parklands, Newcastle upon Tyne, a district of the United Kingdom city.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Parkland (112 words)

	Tallgrass Aspen Parkland: Minnesota Conservation Volunteer: Minnesota DNR
		The parkland harbors the state's second largest population of moose, and it is one of the few places in Minnesota where the sharp-tailed grouse still reaches populations of adequate size to be hunted.
		For example, the survey discovered that the aspen parkland is the stronghold in Minnesota for the rare yellow rail, once believed to be imperiled in the state.
		The wetland-laced landscape of the aspen parkland is prime crane habitat.
	www.dnr.state.mn.us /volunteer/janfeb99/parkland.html (1856 words)

	Tallgrass Aspen Parkland is Distinctive Ecosystem (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The aspen parkland ecosystem is the northernmost expression of the transition zone between prairie and forest ecosystems.
		Aspen parkland extends in a band from northwestern Minnesota across southern Manitoba, Saskatchewan.
		The tallgrass aspen parkland is exemplary breeding habitat for sandhill cranes and sharptail grouse.
	www.stolaf.edu /depts/biology/mnps/papers/dana2000192.html (573 words)

	Alberta's Parkland Region
		The mosaic of aspen forest, fescue grasses and wetlands sustains a rich diversity of plant and animal life.
		It is a mix of aspen forest, patches of grasses, spruce and willow shrubbery and strectches along the foothills from Cremona south to Waterton Lakes National Park.
		The central parkland sub-region reaches in a wide arc from Airdrie, to a point north of Edmonton and east to Lloydminster and Provost.
	raysweb.net /specialplaces/pages/parkland.html (401 words)

	The Aspen Parkland: A Biological Preserve
		The historical slate of Aspen Parkland substrate was wiped clean by the glaciers of the Wisconsin advance.
		As the Aspen Parkland is a fairly new and relatively heterogeneous habitat (that is, as a transition zone, it varies considerably, especially from north to south), it is not surprising that it has not spawned unique species or cultures.
		The dominant tree of the Aspen Parkland is the trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides).
	www.albertasource.ca /aspenland/eng/society/article_aspen_parkland.html (832 words)

	The Parkland Region of Alberta
		Between the Grassland in the south and the Boreal Forest in the north lies a subtle mosaic of aspen woodlands, fescue grasslands, shrublands and wetlands on gently rolling landscape referred to as the Parkland Region of Alberta.
		This region comprises approximately 12 percent, or 37, 000 square kilometres, of Alberta's territory and is considered to be an ecotone, or area of transition, as it is a region in which the aspen groves are enveloped in a constant conflict with the grasslands for supremacy.
		The aftermath of the Ice Age is particularly evident in the gently rolling blanket of moraines that overlay parts of this region - an effect that was caused by the stagnation and melting of the glaciers.
	www.abheritage.ca /abnature/parklands/parkland.htm (407 words)

	The Boreal Forest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The western boreal forest extends from the Arctic tundra on the north to the aspen parkland on the south.
		Aspen is a pioneer species, the first to populate an area after a disturbance such as fire (Larsen).
		Studies have shown that in an aspen forest, 91% of the precipitation was lost as evapotranspiration (30% from the understory, 4% from soil, the remainder from trees) (Blanken).
	www.colorado.edu /geography/courses/geog_6181_f03/rech/pages/biomes.shtml (763 words)

	Parks - Find your Favourite Park
		Parkland is a transition zone between prairie and boreal forest that stretches from northwestern Minnesota, through Manitoba as far west as the Rocky Mountains.
		Parkland vegetation is a patchwork of forest, prairie and wetlands.
		Aspen leaf-buds and catkins that appear in early spring are an important food source for this year-round resident.
	www.gov.mb.ca /conservation/parks/popular_parks/st_malo/tallgrass.html (1582 words)

	Predators that Affect Duck Production
		The expansion of the aspen parkland zone and widespread planting of trees for windbreaks have favored this species (Houston and Bechard 1983).
		Presently, red-tailed hawks are considered at least common throughout the aspen parkland and are known to occasionally nest in the prairie where tall trees are present (Stewart 1975; Fyfe 1976; Lokemoen and Duebbert 1976; Salt and Salt 1976; Houston and Bechard 1983).
		(SD = 0.19) in the aspen parkland and 0.02 occupied nest/km
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/distr/others/predator/species/redhawk3.htm (953 words)

	Oak Savanna/Aspen Parkland 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In the north, the grassland prairie is interspersed with trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides), creating a habitat known as aspen parkland.
		Aspen bark is not resistant to fire, but the species reproduces so rapidly and densely that the interior of the groves does not allow enough grass to grow to support fire except in extreme drought years.
		The grassland-forest was a dynamic boundary, with the grassland expanding in dry years and the forest expanding in wet years.
	www.iastate.edu /~bot356/regions/transect/oaksava2.html (76 words)

	aspenparkland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Silver Bog lies at the boundary zone between the boreal forest to the north, and the prairie to south west in a region commonly classified as Aspen Parkland.
		Aspen Parkland is a vegetation zone between prairie and boreal forest with open prairie meadows punctuated by groves of trees, predominantly aspen, balsam, and willow.
		The aspen are young uniformly dense, and except for criss crossing deer trails seems relatively diversity poor.
	members.shaw.ca /SilverBog/aspenparkland.html (1189 words)

	ACA Grants in Biodiversity
		Aspen (Populus tremuloides) and related poplars are the dominant tree on 20 million ha across Canada.
		During the prolonged drought in 2002, aspen slowed evaporation and increased soil water availability in the understory.
		Increased light (due to less aspen leaf area produced during the drought) together with the soil moisture conservation may account for the improved growth.
	www.biology.ualberta.ca /biodiversity/report2002/section1/powell.htm (306 words)

	Threat of losing Parkland angers Aspen Hill civic groups
		Three Aspen Hill civic organizations, concerned about the number of vacant schools in their community, are challenging the Montgomery County Board of Education to reconsider its decision to empty Parkland Middle School and turn it into a holding facility.
		Parkland, located on West Frankfort Drive in Aspen Hill, would also reopen in 2001, but as a holding school, for use when other schools are being modernized.
		The Aspen Hill community has argued that Belt, which has close access to Connecticut Avenue, makes more sense as the holding school and would allow Wheaton residents to finally have their empty school occupied, as well as allow Aspen Hill to keep Parkland the way it is.
	www.pearyhs.org /text/park0128.htm (888 words)

	ANHIC: Central Parkland Subregion, Alberta Community Development
		Within the Central Parkland Subregion, there is a continuum from south to north of grassland with groves of aspen (Populus tremuloides), to aspen parkland, to closed aspen forest in the north.
		True parkland vegetation with continuous aspen forest broken by grassland openings is now very rare due to large scale clearing.
		The animals of the Central Parkland Subregion are a mix of elements of the Northern Fescue Subregion and the boreal mixedwood Subregions.
	www.cd.gov.ab.ca /preserving/parks/anhic/centralparkland.asp (685 words)

	TimberMyst Clearing
		In the south aspen parkland, open, rough fescue grasslands and aspen groves, edge the eastern side of Lake Audy.
		Bordering the aspen parkland is a zone of mixed-wood forest containing various combinations of coniferous (white spruce and balsam fir) and deciduous (white birch, aspen, elm, maple and balsam poplar) species.
		The aspen parkland is an extremely productive wildlife habitat where white-tailed deer, coyotes, snowshoe hares and ground squirrels are conspicuous mammals.
	www.angelfire.com /nv/tmyst/pack/clearing.htm (1134 words)

	Alwynne B. Beaudoin - E-SCAPE - The SCAPE file - Canadian Prairies - Present Landscapes and Environments - Aspen Ecology
		Responses of Trembling Aspen and Hazlenut to Vapor Pressure Deficit in a Boreal Deciduous Forest.
		Hence, aspen on burned areas is derived from clones that were there prior to fire, not from seed set after fire.
		Ungulate Herbivory on Utah Aspen: Assessment of Long-term Exclosures.
	www.scirpus.ca /escape/scapebib/sect111.htm (645 words)

	Nature Conservancy of Canada
		Once widespread throughout the prairie provinces, Canada’s aspen parkland is now one of the most heavily impacted landscapes in the country.
		In the Interlake region, one of the first areas of Manitoba to be settled, only a fraction of the original aspen parkland remains, yet it is home to many species of concern, among them Manitoba’s official bird, the Great Grey Owl, the Short-eared Owl, and the Small White Lady’s-slipper.
		Through the campaign, NCC is targeting the protection of 9,000 acres of Manitoba’s aspen parkland at Riding and Duck Mountains and within the Interlake.
	www.natureconservancy.ca /HTML/site_MB_RDMAP_E.htm (285 words)

	Parkland Agroforestry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Parkland Agroforestry was founded in 2000 by local landowners interested in developing opportunities in agroforestry.
		Parkland Agroforestry Inc.'s members are landowners in the North East corner of Saskatchewan, Canada.
		The land base owned by members falls on to either the aspen parkland or the boreal transition eco zones.
	www.agroforestry.ca /paf (204 words)

	The Provincial Museum of Alberta : Wild Alberta : PARKLAND Zone
		Parklands are the transition between the prairies of the south and the boreal forest to the north.
		It’s a crazy-quilt of Trembling Aspen groves in the south and continuous forests to the north, peppered throughout by wetlands.
		Look and listen to some of the many migratory songbirds that make the Aspen Parkland their temporary summer home.
	www.royalalbertamuseum.ca /gallery/habitat/wildalb/zone.asp?zone=park (247 words)

	Alberta Heritage Alphabet
		From East to West, Parkland stretches from the Alberta-Saskatchewan provincial border to the foothills of the Canadian Rockies.
		For biologists, the Aspen Parkland is a transitional zone between the arid grasslands to the south and the wetter, cooler boreal forest to the north.
		The region’s characteristic rolling grasslands are interspersed with groves of Aspen.
	www.albertasource.ca /alphabet/article.php?article_id=146 (369 words)

	Prairie Conservation Action Plan - Environment Canada
		The biological diversity of native prairie and parkland ecosystems in Alberta is conserved for the benefit of current and future generations.
		Increase awareness of the values and importance of Alberta's native prairie and parkland ecosystem.
		Increase understanding of the values of retaining native prairie and aspen parkland ecosystems and alternative land management practices and economic activities.
	www.mb.ec.gc.ca /nature/whp/df00s06.en.html (331 words)

	TRCA - Latest News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		He describes Alberta's parkland as "loaded with biodiversity," including 145 species of plants and more than 100 kinds of birds.
		Most of central Alberta's parkland has been sectioned into farms, so 97 per cent of surviving rough fescue grasses and aspen stands are now in private hands.
		Bjorge pointed out preserved parkland is actually good for farming because vegetation filters impurities out of the air and water and prevents erosion.
	www.trca.on.ca /latestnews?articleID=768 (289 words)

	New Page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In its native state, this ecoregion is characterized by a mosaic of aspen groves and fescue grasslands.
		Locally, grasslands occupy the drier upper and south-facing slopes, while aspen is found on the moist lower, mid- and north-facing slopes.
		This is in contrast to the southern grassland ecoregions where aspen is found only around sloughs, or in valleys and sandhill areas.
	www.its-canada.com /sustain/ecomap/new_page_2.htm (184 words)

	Predators that Affect Duck Production
		The extensive conversion of native grasslands to cropland and the expansion of the aspen parkland have altered nesting habitats and reduced habitat of the major prey species, especially Richardson's ground squirrels (Spermophilus richardsonii; Houston 1978; Bechard 1982; Gilmer and Stewart 1984; Houston and Bechard 1984; Schmutz 1989).
		The high density of nests in the first area (Hay Lakes) was unexpected because it was one of the most heavily wooded areas (Table 1) and in the center of the aspen parkland of Alberta.
		The second study area (Inchkeith) had little woodland and was near the interface of the prairie and aspen parkland.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/birds/predator/species/swainsn3.htm (862 words)

	Hannah L. Buckley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Rumsey Ecology Reserve lies at the very south of the Alberta's aspen parkland ecoregion (approximately 50 km north of Drumheller, adjacent to Hwy 56).
		The undulating topography creates small depressions and ponds that are associated with shrub, willow, and aspen patches in a matrix of prairie grassland.
		The objective of this research is to measure the species diversity of vascular plants, lichens on aspen stems, and ground beetles (family Carabidae) within the aspen patches, and the species diversity of diatoms within the depressions.
	www.biology.ualberta.ca /biodiversity/report/Progress/Buckley.htm (170 words)

	Plants of the Prairie Ecozone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Aspen Parkland, the northern transition zone to the Boreal Forest, has expanded south into former grasslands since settlement put an end to prairie fires.
		The northern edge of the ecozone is dotted with groves of Trembling Aspen and Balsam Poplar and characterized by fl Chernozemic soils.
		The east is characterized by Trembling Aspen and shrubs, whereas the southwest displays a mixed montane-type open forest of Lodgepole Pine.
	www.ccea.org /ecozones/pr/plants.html (408 words)

	The Central Parkland Vegetation
		Within the Central Parkland Subregion, there is a continuum from north to south of grassland with groves of aspen, to aspen parkland, to closed aspen forest in the north.
		True parkland vegetation with continuous aspen forest broken by grassland openings is now very rare due to large scale clearing throughout the province.
		The grassland vegetation of the "park" is essentially the same as that of the Northern Fescue Subregion.
	www.abheritage.ca /abnature/parklands/centralveg.htm (194 words)

	What is Prairie? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		At the prairie fringe, grasslands intermingle with aspen woodlands to form Aspen Parkland.
		The Aspen Parkland Natural Region is a region of aspen trees, balsam poplar, spruce and shrubbery but also contains large expanses of fescue grasslands.
		Parkland occurs to the north of the northern fescue region in central Alberta, in the Peace River country, and in the southern foothills.
	www.albertapcf.ab.ca /what_is_prairie.htm (1520 words)

	Title page for ETD etd-04282003-101336
		The beef industry is growing rapidly throughout the Aspen Parkland of Canada, leading to higher stocking rates on pastures and use of previously idled areas.
		We undertook the current study to evaluate the relationships of nest-site selection and nesting success of upland-nesting ducks to cattle grazing in the Aspen Parkland.
		Although previous work has demonstrated higher nesting success in pastures than other habitats in the Aspen Parkland, our study is the first that we know of that investigated grazing intensity as a continuous factor along the gradient from idle to > 90 % utilization across a large number of fields (n = 97).
	www.montana.edu /etd/available/warren_0805.html (515 words)

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