23 catalogue entries found

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  • Catalogue Entry: Fertilizer Expense Index 2001

    The data represents the relative expense of fertilizer and lime in the agricultural area of Alberta. It is an estimate of the degree to which agriculture may affect nutrient...
  • Catalogue Entry: Annual Solar Radiation 1971-2000

    The data represents the annual solar radiation in Alberta over the 30-year period from 1971 to 2000. A 30-year period is use to describe the present climate since it is enough...
  • Catalogue Entry: Chemical Expense Index 2001

    The data represents the relative expense of farm chemicals (herbicides, insecticides and fungicides) in the agricultural area of Alberta. It is an estimate of the degree to...
  • Catalogue Entry: Water Erosion Risk

    This map displays the risk of soil degradation by water in the agricultural region of Alberta. Water erosion is a concern because it reduces soil quality by removing soil...
  • Catalogue Entry: Ground Water Quality Risk

    This map displays an assessment of groundwater quality risk for the agricultural area of Alberta. Agricultural activities that may have an impact on groundwater quality include...
  • Catalogue Entry: Soil Texture

    This map illustrates the distribution of soil parent material textures in the agricultural region of Alberta. Soil texture is defined by the relative proportions of the sand,...
  • Catalogue Entry: Organic Soils

    This map displays the distribution of organic soils in the agricultural region of Alberta. Organic soils consist of layers of material with greater than 30 percent organic...
  • Catalogue Entry: Areal Extent of Wetlands

    The data represents the density of wetland habitat in the agricultural region of Alberta in 2002. Wetlands are depressional areas that are wet for a long enough period that the...
  • Catalogue Entry: Air Quality Risk

    The data, created in ArcGIS, represents an assessment of air quality risk for the agricultural area of Alberta in 2005. Agricultural activities that may have some influence on...
  • Catalogue Entry: Cultivation Intensity Index 2001

    The data represents the relative cultivation intensity in the agricultural area of Alberta. Cultivation intensity refers to the frequency of cultivation associated with the...
  • Catalogue Entry: Saline Soils

    The data represents the occurrence of saline soils in the agricultural area of Alberta. A Saline Soils is a non-alkali (pH less than 8.5 and exchangeable-sodium less than 15%)...
  • Catalogue Entry: Solonetzic Soils

    This map displays the distribution of Solonetzic soils in the agricultural region of Alberta. Solonetzic soils have developed on saline parent material that is high in sodium...
  • Catalogue Entry: Biodiversity Risk

    The data represents an assessment of biodiversity risk for the agricultural area of Alberta in 2002. Biodiversity risk refers to the loss of biological diversity, or the variety...
  • Catalogue Entry: Surface Water Quality Risk

    This map displays an assessment of surface water quality risk for the agricultural area of Alberta. Agricultural activities that may have an impact on surface water quality,...
  • Catalogue Entry: Frost Free Period 1971-2000

    The data represents the frost-free period in Alberta over the 30-year period from 1971 to 2000. A 30-year period is used to describe the present climate since it is enough time...
  • Catalogue Entry: Number of Species at Risk

    This map, created in 2002 using ArcGIS, describes the number of animal and plant species that are at risk in Alberta. 'Species at risk' is a term used by the Committee on the...
  • Catalogue Entry: Manure Production Index 2001

    The data represents the relative amount of manure production in the agricultural area of Alberta. It is an estimate of the degree to which livestock production may contribute to...
  • Catalogue Entry: Soil Groups

    This map displays the distribution of the main soil types found within the province of Alberta. The distribution pattern of soils in Alberta is strongly linked to climate and...
  • Catalogue Entry: Organic Matter Content of Cultivated Soils

    This map displays the percentage of organic matter in the surface layer of cultivated soils in the agricultural region of Alberta. Soil organic matter (SOM) is derived primarily...
  • Catalogue Entry: Annual Total Precipitation 1971-2000

    The data represents the annual total precipitation in Alberta over the 30-year period from 1971 to 2000. A 30-year period is used to describe the present climate since it is...
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