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Entrée de catalogue: National Wildlife Areas in Nunavut
National Wildlife Areas conserve essential wildlife habitats. There are two National Wildlife Areas in Nunavut: Nirjutiqavvik and Polar Bear Pass. While most human activities... -
Entrée de catalogue: Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in Nunavut
Bird sanctuaries areas of importance for the protection of migratory birds, their nests, and eggs. Nunavut has an abundance of sites favourable to the migratory habits of... -
Entrée de catalogue: Terrestrial Ecozones (Nunavut)
Ecozones are one of several levels of ecological regions that cover all of Canada. An ecozone is a discrete system, which has resulted from the mesh and interplay of geology,... -
Entrée de catalogue: Plant Hardiness Zones
Nine zones indicate the areas where various trees, shrubs and flowers are most likely to survive. These zones are calculated based on average climatic conditions and altitude of... -
Entrée de catalogue: Wetlands and Forests
Wetlands are areas characterized by relatively shallow water. These areas play an extremely important role in Canada's ecology. Canada has one of the largest areas in the world... -
Entrée de catalogue: Tree Species by Ecoregion
This map shows the number of tree species by ecoregion.There are about 180 species of trees in Canada. More tree species are found in Southern Ontario and along the St. Lawrence... -
Entrée de catalogue: Terrestrial Ecozones (forests)
Ecozones are broad ecological zones on the earth's surface and cover a large range of ecosystems such as temperate forest, mountain ranges, grassland, taiga, arctic tundra,... -
Entrée de catalogue: Plant Hardiness Zones
Nine zones indicate the areas where various trees, shrubs and flowers are most likely to survive. These zones are calculated based on average climatic conditions and altitude of... -
Entrée de catalogue: Forested Ecozones
In Canada, there are 20 ecozones, consisting of 15 terrestrial and 5 marine units. The vegetation varies from one ecozone to another. Forests cover totally or partially nine... -
Entrée de catalogue: Threats to Ecosystems - Species at Risk
The highest number of species at risk is in the southern areas of Canada where human activity is most extensive and intensive. As of May 2002, 30 animal and plant species had... -
Entrée de catalogue: Threats to Ecosystems - Population Variation by Ecoprovince, 1971 to 1996
The higher the concentration of people in an ecoprovince, the higher the chance of loss of habitat and species. To better evaluate and minimize population impacts on the... -
Entrée de catalogue: Percentage of Ecoregion Protected
Protected areas are defined as legally established areas, both land and water, that are regulated and managed for conservation objectives. They include parks, wildlife and... -
Entrée de catalogue: Ecosystem Components: Wetland Diversity
Wetlands are lands where water saturation is the dominant factor. Wetlands occupy about 18% of Canada, and Canada has about 25% of the world’s wetlands. Wetlands foster the... -
Entrée de catalogue: Ecosystem Components - Rare Plant Diversity
Some plants are rare because they naturally occur in very specialized habitats or in very low numbers; others may be rare because they have suffered setbacks because of natural... -
Entrée de catalogue: Ecosystem Components: Land Cover Diversity
Ecoregions vary in their make up and complexity. Some are relatively uniform in their composition, structure and processes. Others contain extreme variations in relief, soils,... -
Entrée de catalogue: Ecosystem Components - Endemic Plant Diversity
Endemic plants are those plants found only in Canada. These plants have genetically adapted to these particular environmental conditions. Because these are found nowhere else,... -
Entrée de catalogue: Terrestrial Ecozones
Canada has defined a hierarchical classification of ecosystems. At a simple level there are 20 ecozones, fifteen terrestrial and five marine. An ecozone is an area of the... -
Entrée de catalogue: Ecological Framework
Fifteen ecozones make up terrestrial Canada, and five make up the marine waters bordering Canada. Canada’s 15 terrestrial ecozones can be subdivided into 53 ecoprovinces, which...
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