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Public Service Hiring and Staffing Activities under the Public Service Employment Act Canada Open Gov Dataset
Hiring activities refers to indeterminate and term appointments to the public service, the hiring of casuals as per subsection 50(1) of the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA)... Read more -
Rock ptarmigan population size - Gros Morne Canada Open Gov Dataset
The Island of Newfoundland is home to the most southerly population of Rock Ptarmigan in North America and is the only place where the subspecies Lagopus mutus welchi can be... Read more -
Forest change - Terra Nova Canada Open Gov Dataset
The park assesses expected ranges for each land cover type: successional stages by stand type, area regenerating after natural disturbance (e.g., fire), mature forest, non-... Read more -
Wetland Anthropogenic Footprint - Terra Nova Canada Open Gov Dataset
The park maps the existing human footprint and footprint edge in Terra Nova. -
Forest Decay Rate - Terra Nova Canada Open Gov Dataset
Terra Nova National Park monitors annual decay rate by measuring decomposition of tongue depressors buried within randomly selected Balsam Fir and Black Spruce plots. Read more -
Plant Health Index - Terra Nova Canada Open Gov Dataset
This measure aims at monitoring forest plant community structure in Terra Nova National Park, including taxa richness, and presence of exotic species. -
Intertidal Invasive Species - Terra Nova Canada Open Gov Dataset
Terra Nova National Park monitors crab populations for the presence of the invasive European Green Crab; the abundance of native Rock Crab is also monitored. Park personnel uses... Read more -
Pond Angling Stress - Terra Nova Canada Open Gov Dataset
The park monitors angling stress in several ponds (lakes) in Terra Nova with Fyke nets. Angling stress is assesed against calculated values of fish biomass and fish condition... Read more -
Intertidal Community Similarity - Terra Nova Canada Open Gov Dataset
Terra Nova National Park monitors intertidal invertebrate communities using a line transect and quadrat sampling method. The survey focusses on invertebrate community... Read more -
Balsam fir density - Terra Nova Canada Open Gov Dataset
This measure includes monitoring of browsing impacts of non-native mammals on populations of the balsam fir populations at 30 randomly selected plots. This measure records... Read more -
Beavers - Active Lodges/Dams - Terra Nova Canada Open Gov Dataset
The park employs aerial surveys to map active beaver lodges/dams in Terra Nova. A selection of sites are ground-thruthed on foot or by canoe. -
Coastal Greater Yellowlegs Abundance - Terra Nova Canada Open Gov Dataset
Terra Nova National Park conducts weekly shorebird surveys during August and early September in order to monitor the abundance of Greater Yellowlegs and other shorebird species. Read more -
Coastal Eelgrass Spatial Extent - Terra Nova Canada Open Gov Dataset
The park is developing a protocol to monitor the extent of eelgrass beds through remote sensing. -
Stream hydrology - Gros Morne Canada Open Gov Dataset
Stream hydrology strongly affects habitat quality for most stream-dwelling species, and is affected by both climate and land use. This measure, which is colocated with stream... Read more -
Wetland Nutrient Status - Pitcher Plant Morphology - Terra Nova Canada Open Gov Dataset
The park correlates pitcher plant morpology with availability of atmospheric nitrogen, as the latter may affect pitcher-plant development. -
Snowbed meltout phenology - Gros Morne Canada Open Gov Dataset
Late snowbeds afford critical habitat for many species of Arctic and alpine plants in Gros Morne National Park. Temperature loggers are being anchored at ground level within the... Read more -
Browse Pressure - Terra Nova Canada Open Gov Dataset
Terra Nova National Park monitors non-native mammal browse pressure on forest plant communities on transects and plots. -
Density of moose - Gros Morne Canada Open Gov Dataset
Introduced Moose, lacking natural predators in Gros Morne, are causing widespread damage in park forests. Park-wide Moose density will be monitored using aerial surveys and... Read more -
Stream thermal regime - Gros Morne Canada Open Gov Dataset
Stream thermal regime has important consequences for aquatic organisms, and is sensitive to climate and land use. The Park is monitoring thermal regimes at 10 sites annually... Read more -
Understory woody plant diversity - Gros Morne Canada Open Gov Dataset
Intensive moose browsing appears to have led to a large reduction in woody plant abundance and diversity in Gros Morne National Park mature forests.This measure assess the... Read more