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Restoration Field Monitoring Grasslands National Park
These data sets are comprised of restoration field monitoring data collected in Grasslands National Park, SK, Canada. The restoration fields are in mixed-grass or dry-grass... -
Breeding Bird Communities- Ivvavik
This dataset is a record of bird species that have been observed at Sheep Creek and Margaret Lake in Ivvavik National Park. The survey is designed to detect changes in the... -
Pond Productivity - Prince Edward Island
PEI National Park samples Chlorophyll-a to measure aquatic productivity in four freshwater ponds. The sampling is carried out on an hourly basis between May-October each year... -
Coastal Erosion - Prince Edward Island
Coastal erosion is the process that removes shoreline material, causing the coastline to retreat inland. The coastal landscape of Prince Edward Island is identified as a region... -
Prescribed Fire Targets - Mount-Revelstoke
The following standard is used to evaluate Parks Canada Agency’s goal to manage wildland fire and conduct prescribed fire activities to restore and maintain the ecological... -
Tern Abundance - Terra Nova
Terra Nova National Park censuses tern nests on 23 small islands in Newman Sound, to monitor species productivity and population dynamics. -
Stream Benthic Invertebrates - Prince Edward Island
Stream benthic invertebrates are important indicators of aquatic health and have been monitored in PEI National Park to assess community diversity as well as abundance of... -
Area Burned - Yoho
The Area Burned Condition Class (ABCC) measure is based closely on the fire cycle concept and assesses the degree of departure from historic or reference area burned levels... -
LESSS Areal Extent - Point Pelee
An estimated 65% reduction in Lake Erie Sand Spit Savannas (LESSS) has occurred over the last 72 years. A land cover mapping standard is used to classify the types of landscape... -
Trends in coastal dynamics - Forillon
This dataset covers the monitoring of changes in coastal dynamics in Forillon National Park. This measure consists of three field measurements: the rate and extent of shoreline... -
Wetland Nutrient Status - Pitcher Plant Morphology - Terra Nova
The park correlates pitcher plant morpology with availability of atmospheric nitrogen, as the latter may affect pitcher-plant development. -
Kootenay_NP_ForestAlpine_Songbird Point Counts
Birds adapted to alpine ecosystems are often sensitive to habitat and climate changes because of their niche specialization. For example, birds that are specialized to breeding... -
Alpine Birds - Jasper
Birds adapted to alpine ecosystems are often sensitive to habitat and climate changes because of their niche specialization. For example, birds that are specialized to breeding... -
Grassland area burned - Elk Island
Elk Island National Park uses the Area Burned Condition Class (ABCC) method to evaluate the ecological impact of fire on the landscape and the success of utilizing fire to... -
Bison Abundance (CoRe)
Achievement of the population target of 400 +/- 100 individuals, which corresponds to Good ecological integrity. In order to maintain this target, the bison population is... -
Delta water extent (remote sensing) - Wood Buffalo National Park
The Peace-Athabasca Delta (PAD) is a huge wetland complex which provides important habitat for wildlife and migrating waterfowl. Remote sensing provides a way to monitor this... -
Moose Density - Fundy
At high densities, moose can do extensive damage to forests by over browsing - altering forest composition and forest succession. One moose may consume 30 kg of vegetation per... -
Seedling Survival - Waterton Lakes - Conservation and Restoration Project...
Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis – listed as Endangered under the Species At Risk Act) and Limber Pine (Pinus flexilis- recommended as Endangered by the Committee on the Status... -
Active Layer - Ukkusiksalik
Permafrost and the active layer (the soil layer above the permafrost that freezes and thaws annually) are directly affected by climate. It is anticipated that rising... -
Grassland Birds - Waterton Lakes - Grasslands
Long-term population data on birds can provide information on population trends, particularly for species of concern, but it can also provide information on ecosystem structure...