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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 -
Snow Cover Duration - 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 -
Porcupine Caribou Herd-population size-Vuntut Canada Open Gov Dataset
The Porcupine Caribou Herd is a population of barren-ground caribou whose range includes the northern Yukon, Alaska and the Northwest Territories. It is one of the largest... Read more -
Snow Cover Duration - 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 -
Peregrine falcon nesting site occupancy-Vuntut Canada Open Gov Dataset
Peregrine falcons are found in many regions of the northern Yukon including Vuntut National Park. These birds have the important role of top predator and are known to respond to... Read more -
Beaver Abundance - Riding Mountain Canada Open Gov Dataset
Beavers are a key component of the Riding Mountain National Park ecosystems. The park surveys active beaver food caches by air in 30 habitat blocks every 3 years. These surveys... Read more -
Moose Abundance - Riding Mountain Canada Open Gov Dataset
Moose in Riding Mountain National Park are affected by hunting, predator population numbers, winter severity, and disease. Riding Mountain National Park conducts annual aerial... Read more