Soils
1 Sub Group Orthic Regosol
Great Group RegosolOrder Regosolic
2 Sub Group Orthic Humo-Ferric Podzol
Great Group Humo-Ferric PodzolOrder Podzolic3
3 Sub Group Eluviated Dystric Brunisol
Great Group Dystric BruisolOrder Brunisolic4
4 Sub Group Orthic Gleysol
Great Group GleysolOrder Gleysolic5
5 Sub Group Typic Fibrisol
Great Group FibrisolOrder Organic
Great Group RegosolOrder Regosolic
2 Sub Group Orthic Humo-Ferric Podzol
Great Group Humo-Ferric PodzolOrder Podzolic3
3 Sub Group Eluviated Dystric Brunisol
Great Group Dystric BruisolOrder Brunisolic4
4 Sub Group Orthic Gleysol
Great Group GleysolOrder Gleysolic5
5 Sub Group Typic Fibrisol
Great Group FibrisolOrder Organic
There are two different types of soil, which dominate this ecozone – Luvisolic and Brunisolic. Luvisolic soil is made up of mostly silicate clay and develops under deciduous, mixed forest or forest-grassland transitions in a moderate to cool climate. Brunisolic soil is usually found under forest, tundra and alpine vegetation and is usually an immature soil. Overall, the boreal shield ecozone isn’t extremely fertile and has only about 10, 900 farms (in comparison to its size – few).