Coniferous trees are characteristic but there is regional variation in other plant associations.
Boreal forest diversity is quite apparent in Labrador. The Lake Melville area is part of the High Boreal Forest Ecoregion, one of ten ecoregions defined in Labrador. Within this ecoregion are distinct forest types which are determined by local combinations of biotic and abiotic factors and the history of disturbances at particular sites. Features of several forest types can be found along Birch Brook Trails . The Rabbit Run A stroll along the two kilometer Rabbit Run takes about twenty minutes and provides exposure to sites similar on a miniature scale to boreal forest types in our ecoregion.