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Arctic hare population size - Gros Morne Canada Open Gov Dataset
On insular Newfoundland, the Arctic Hare reaches the southernmost limit of their distribution and are typically found in mountainous areas where elevation and climate have... Read more -
Bog Dynamics - Kouchibouguac Canada Open Gov Dataset
Peatlands are valuable ecosystems due to their critical ecological functions, however these sensitive habitats are vulnerable to various anthropogenic (e.g., peat-moss... Read more -
Water Quality - Kouchibouguac Canada Open Gov Dataset
The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) has designed a Water Quality Index (WQI) to translate complex water quality data into an overall integrated score... Read more -
Forest Songbirds - Kouchibouguac Canada Open Gov Dataset
Songbirds are indicators of habitat conditions within forest or bog ecosystems, as these species have a high level of specialisation to various ecological niches and are... Read more -
River Otter - Kouchibouguac Canada Open Gov Dataset
River otters (Lontra canadensis) are semi-aquatic mammalian predators closely associated to freshwater resources but also linked to terrestrial habitat features, at the aquatic-... Read more -
Piping Plover - Kouchibouguac Canada Open Gov Dataset
The piping plover (Charadrius melodus) is a small endangered shorebird listed under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA). This species uses ocean shorelines as breeding... Read more -
Salmon Thermal Stress - Kouchibouguac Canada Open Gov Dataset
The influence of water temperature on the ecology of aquatic organisms with optimal thermal ranges is quite substantial, as these regimes regulate activity, growth, survival,... Read more -
Common Tern Colony - Kouchibouguac Canada Open Gov Dataset
The second largest concentration of common terns (Sterna hirundo) in North America is found on Tern Islands, a set of three small barrier islands separated by water at high tide... Read more -
Mammal Occurrence - Banff Canada Open Gov Dataset
Motion-detection cameras are a cost-effective and non-invasive tool used in Banff National Park for sampling mammal populations and estimating species occurrence. Occupancy... Read more -
Wildlife Mortality - Banff Canada Open Gov Dataset
Rail- and vehicle-caused wildlife mortality and wildlife management destruction data for Banff National Park between the years 2005 and 2017. Each species mortality is recorded... Read more -
Water Quality - Banff Canada Open Gov Dataset
These data are water quality parameters sampled by Environment Canada via a Memorandom of Understanding. The individual parameters were used to calculate results for the... Read more -
Mountain Goats - Banff Canada Open Gov Dataset
Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) annual aerial helicopter survey data for the area of Lake Louise, Banff between 2002 and 2017. The objective of these surveys, initiated in... Read more -
Lake Fish Index - Banff Canada Open Gov Dataset
Banff National Park staff measured the condition of lake fish communities by the level of deviation of current fish presence in a lake from historic, pre-stocking fish presence. Read more -
Westslope Cutthroat Trout - Banff Canada Open Gov Dataset
This dataset shows the locations of westslope cutthroat trout of non-stocked pure strain populations with average DNA purity ≥ 0.99%. This species is listed as threatened under... Read more -
Stream Fish Occupancy - Banff Canada Open Gov Dataset
This is a backpack electrofishing based survey that enumerates all species caught a random selection of sites within a given watershed. Cascade, Panther and Spray watersheds... Read more -
Wildlife Crossing Structures - Banff Canada Open Gov Dataset
The objective of this project is to monitor the effectiveness of wildlife crossing structures along the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH) in Banff National Park and Hwy 93 south (93S)... Read more -
Tundra Non-Native Vegetation - Banff Canada Open Gov Dataset
Banff National Park monitors invasive alien plants with the use of permanent, random stratified, belt transects established in the alpine. Occurrence frequency of all detected... Read more -
Forest Non-Native Vegetation - Banff Canada Open Gov Dataset
Banff National Park monitors invasive alien plants with the use of permanent, random stratified, transects established in each of the three management zones, in close proximity... Read more -
Area Disturbed by Fire - Banff Canada Open Gov Dataset
The area burned by fire in Banff National Park between 1910 and 2017 is contained in this dataset. The number of hectares burned was calculated either by a GPS track of the fire... Read more -
Whitebark Pine Blister Rust - Banff Canada Open Gov Dataset
Whitebark pine blister rust (Cronartium ribicola) is an introduced pathogen affecting whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) and limber pine (Pinus flexilis). Whitebark pine is an... Read more