Boreal Cordillera

This mountainous ecozone is between the Montane Cordillera Ecozone to the south-east and the Taiga Cordillera Ecozone to the north. The three zones contain the Canadian Rockies. To the east are the Taiga Plains, and to the west is Alaska, though the ecozone is also adjacent to narrow strips of the Pacific Maritime. It is characterized by tall peaks and extensive plateau. Ecoprovinces This ecozone can be further subdivided into four ecoprovinces: • Northern Boreal Cordillera • Southern Boreal Cordillera • Western Boreal Cordillera • Wrangel Mountains ==Climate==

The interior intermontane plateau receive about 400 mm of annual precipitation, much less than the 1000 to 1500 mm levels in the eastern mountains, and the even higher levels in the western mountains. Winters are long and cold, with January mean temperatures between −15 °C and −27 °C. Summers are warm but short, with July mean temperatures between 12 °C and 15 °C. Sudden violent storms may occur in the area during the summer, usually due to moist air masses arriving from the Pacific Ocean. Usually, however, the Pacific moderates the climate in this ecozone. ==Conservation==

A number of protected areas have been established to protect representative and/or significant portions of this ecozone. These include Asi Keyi Territorial Park, Kluane National Park and Reserve, Mount Edziza Provincial Park, Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park, and Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park. ==References==