This forest community, sometimes called the mountain boreal forest, is comprised largely of conifer ... This community occurs on steeper slopes within the normal elevational range occupied by the ...

Characterized by a combination of mountains and lakes that is unique to eastern North America, the region lies in the transition zone between the eastern deciduous and boreal forest biomes, and ...

They are primarily a northern species that inhabits boreal forests and can also range as far north as the shores of the Arctic Ocean. Along North American mountain ranges, where elevation ...