Caribou, Arctic foxes, martens, wolves, otters, lynx, red squirrels, and mink live in the northern forests; deer, moose, cougars, elk, black bears, beavers, weasels, raccoons, red foxes, coyotes, and muskrats inhabit the more southerly areas.
The syrup season begins in mid-January in the more southerly areas and ends in mid-April in the northern regions, lasting four to six weeks in each place.
Steeply sloping mountain areas, exceptionally heavy rainfall, geologic instability in all except the most southerly areas, and the rapid growth of both population and commercial enterprise have combined to create some of the highest soil-erosion rates in the world, rivaling those of the Himalaya region.
If temperatures continue to rise and droughts persist, production could be moved to cooler, more southerly areas, such as Tasmania and New Zealand.
Elevation and temperature dictate the when and where of the brilliant leaves, but the season generally lasts from September to November, beginning in the cooler regions and higher elevations and reaching warmer, more southerly areas last.
One main hotspot emerged with high mortality in the north, and there were two southerly areas with low mortality.
The most daily solar radiation is received in the southerly areas (Victoria, Parksville, Duncan) and during May August.
However, collecting wild plants was less important for the very poorest in the southerly areas, from where it was a long walk to areas containing wild vegetables.
arguta reflect a relatively ancient north south vicariant event during glacials (sundering populations in central Honshu), followed by more recent climate-induced cycles of range contraction and expansion/admixture, with the latter producing more shallow patterns of divergence in more southerly areas (Kyushu, Shikoku, Kii).
