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Plant Phenology - Quttinirpaaq Canada Open Gov Dataset
Climate change, especially changes in spring temperatures and the timing of snow melt, can affect the phenology of Arctic plants. Shifts in plant phenology may alter plant-... Read more -
Seedling Regeneration - Thousand Islands Canada Open Gov Dataset
TINP evaluates seedling and sapling density within 5 subplots of the 20m x 20m EMAN forest plots in August each year. Plots are rotated every 5 years (6 plots/year) and are... Read more -
Tree Health - Thousand Islands Canada Open Gov Dataset
Park staff visually evaluate tree health within 20m x 20m forest plots in August each year. Plots are rotated every 5 years (6 plots/year) and monitored according to term... Read more -
Stream Water Quality - Thousand Islands Canada Open Gov Dataset
In order to assess long-term changes in streams Thousand Islands NP monitors their water quality yearly in July. Samples are analyzed for multiple parameters including: total... Read more -
Downed Wood Debris - Thousand Islands Canada Open Gov Dataset
Several measures that characterise downed woody debris are recorded along three, 45.14 m transects associated with long-term Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network (EMAN)... Read more -
Deer Browse - Spring - Thousand Islands Canada Open Gov Dataset
Browse surveys occur in early spring and are conducted by park staff. Each plot is composed of nine circular subplots (2-m radius) in a 3 x 3 grid, spaced at 15 m intervals.... Read more -
Frog and Toad Monitoring - Thousand Islands Canada Open Gov Dataset
Frogs and toads were monitored through visual and audio surveys during twice-yearly wetland visits between May-June 2006-2014. Frogs and toads were assessed by park staff for... Read more -
Stream Benthic Invertebrates Richness - Thousand Islands Canada Open Gov Dataset
Benthic invertebrate data is collected and used for two biological measures that assess TINP’s freshwater quality. Data collection from streams in the park occurs yearly in... Read more -
Stream Benthic Invertebrates Stress - Thousand Islands Canada Open Gov Dataset
Benthic invertebrate data is collected and used for two biological measures that assess TINP’s freshwater quality. Data collection from streams in the park occurs yearly in... Read more -
Deer Browse - Summer Woody - Thousand Islands Canada Open Gov Dataset
Browse surveys occur yearly in July-August and are conducted by park staff. Each plot is composed of nine circular subplots (2-m radius) in a 3 x 3 grid, spaced at 15 m... Read more -
Deer Browse - Summer Herbaceous - Thousand Islands Canada Open Gov Dataset
Browse surveys occur yearly in July-August and are conducted by park staff. Each plot is composed of nine circular subplots (2-m radius) in a 3 x 3 grid, spaced at 15 m... Read more -
Wetland Invasive Alien Plants - Thousand Islands Canada Open Gov Dataset
Park staff monitor invasive wetland plants at marsh monitoring sites in May-June each year (8 plots/year). In each wetland, pairs of 1 m x 1 m quadrats placed 2 m apart are... Read more -
Interior Forest Productivity - Pukaskwa Canada Open Gov Dataset
Remote sensing techniques are used to monitor forest productivity in the park’s interior forest ecodistricts: Bremner Uplands, Widgeon Uplands and Pukaskwa River Plain. Forest... Read more -
Streams and Rivers - Water Quality - Pukaskwa Canada Open Gov Dataset
The Water Quality Index (WQI), developed by the Canadian Council of Ministers of Environment (CCME) is used to assess the water quality of Pukaskwa’s rivers and streams. Three... Read more -
Shrub cover-Vuntut Canada Open Gov Dataset
Tundra is an important ecosystem in Vuntut National Park. It covers approximately 56% of the park and is used extensively by the Porcupine Caribou Herd during it’s spring and... Read more -
Permafrost - Tundra -Vuntut Canada Open Gov Dataset
Permafrost and snow are critical to the ecology of many northern ecosystems. They influence hydrology and vegetation and can dramatically affect the quality of wildlife habitat.... Read more -
Lake hydrology-Vuntut Canada Open Gov Dataset
Recent observations suggest that shallow lakes and ponds in the Arctic are becoming increasingly dynamic in response to climate change, and changes in water levels, lake surface... Read more -
Permafrost - Wetlands -Vuntut Canada Open Gov Dataset
Permafrost and snow are critical to the ecology of many northern ecosystems. They influence hydrology and vegetation and can dramatically affect the quality of wildlife habitat.... Read more -
Lake periphyton-Vuntut Canada Open Gov Dataset
Recent observations suggest that shallow lakes and ponds in the Arctic are becoming increasingly dynamic in response to climate change, and changes in water levels, lake surface... Read more -
Growing degree days-Vuntut Canada Open Gov Dataset
Tundra is an important ecosystem in Vuntut National Park. It covers approximately 56% of the park and is used extensively by the Porcupine Caribou Herd during it’s spring and... Read more