Ontario Benthos Biomonitoring Network

Get data describing benthic-invertebrate (bottom dwelling aquatic invertebrates) community structure and habitat conditions in various waterbodies. This dataset includes: * counts of different kinds of benthic invertebrates * water chemistry * information about collected samples (geographic coordinates, sampling agencies, collection dates, and waterbody types) * descriptions of sampling effort and equipment Keywords: aquatic macroinvertebrate, lakes, streams, wetlands, OBBN

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Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 21:25 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 21:25 (UTC)
contact_person	{"en": "Environment, Conservation and Parks", "fr": "Environment, Conservation and Parks"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	["economy"]
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	federated
open_canada_date_published	2020-01-11 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["EMRB", "water monitoring", "monitoring", "water", "biomonitoring"], "fr-t-en": ["DSE", "surveillance de l’eau", "surveillance", "eau", "surveillance biologique"]}
open_canada_subject	["government_and_politics"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Le Réseau de surveillance biologique du benthos de l’Ontario
update_frequency	P1Y