Survey for Physella wrighti - the hotwater physa, at Liard River Hotsprings Provincial Park, August 2006

Survey for Physella wright - the hotwater physa, at Liard River Hotsprings Provincial Park, August 2006.

Description of activity:

The research is a survey of the Hotwater physa, Physella wrighti, to estimate population distribution and abundance, in order to monitor the population of this freshwater snail found in a single hot spring site in Canada. Researchers will gather data regarding the density of snail populations and the characteristics of the habitat it utilizes in order to provide an updated assessment of its status.

The proposed methodology allows accurate, monitoring of this population. Estimates of snail density per square meter will be calculated based on repeated sweeps of vegetation to dislodge snails. Where snails are found on open substrate, counts are done by quadrat. Attempts will be made to document egg case deposition.

Population density estimates and ecosystem data will be sampled for every meter of stream where P. wrighti is known to occur. Each sample site will be georeferenced and documented using digital photography.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Last Updated January 16, 2026, 20:40 (UTC)
Created January 16, 2026, 20:40 (UTC)
contains_pii non
crisis_categories Canicules
criticality_level Faible
data_formats CSV; ESRI REST; HTML; PDF
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/7da452cc-0701-465d-b26d-d501f4f6e22a
subject nature_and_environment, science_and_technology
update_frequency not_planned
year_most_recent 2025-02-11 22:00:24.179000
year_start 2018-04-27 14:20:39.064000