Benthic Invertebrate Communities - Forillon

This dataset covers the monitoring of benthic invertebrate communities in 11 streams or rivers in Forillon National Park since 2007. The sampling methods and techniques used for this monitoring are based on those of the Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network (CABIN) established by Environment Canada. This follow-up is usually done in early fall. The collection site is located near the brook trout community and water temperature monitoring site for each of the watercourses studied. Benthic invertebrates are collected using a dip net. For each watercourse visited, several data that characterize the aquatic habitat are collected, in addition to physicochemical data related to water quality, and data on the channel as well as on the streambed substrate.

Six parameters are used to assess the status of benthic invertebrate communities. These are the total number of taxa, the total number of EPT taxa (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera), the percentage of EPT, the percentage of chironomids, the percentage of the dominant taxon as well as the FBI (Hilsenhoff biotic index, family identification variant).

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Dernière modification janvier 16, 2026, 21:08 (TU)
Créé le janvier 16, 2026, 21:08 (TU)
contains_pii oui
criticality_level Faible
data_formats CSV; TXT
fair_openness Level 2 - Machine-readable
geographic_scope Canada
sensitivity_level Faible
source_inventaire Inventaire_W
source_url https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/bd60ee47-f45b-420b-ac44-b8e60c8d1664
subject nature_and_environment
update_frequency as_needed
year_most_recent 2024-12-09 17:03:50.950000
year_start 2018-09-25 21:00:49.591000