Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : ecological integrity of national parks.: En4-144/21-2021E-PDF
"According to the Canada National Parks Act, "ecological integrity" is with respect to a park, a condition that is determined to be characteristic of its natural region and likely to persist, including abiotic components and the composition and abundance of native species and biological communities, rates of change and supporting processes. In other words, ecosystems have integrity when their native components, such as native species and biological communities, natural landscapes and functions, are intact and are likely to persist. The ecological integrity of national parks is assessed by monitoring representative components of major park ecosystems, such as forest, freshwater and wetlands. It is a key measure of the condition of our national parks"--Page 5.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada, issuing body. |
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| Title | Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : ecological integrity of national parks. |
| Variant title | Ecological integrity of national parks |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Later edition | Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : (November 2022) |
| Earlier edition | Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Indicateurs canadiens de durabilité de l'environnement : intégrité écologique des parcs nationaux. "Project Code: EC21032.108." Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | Gatineau QC : Environment and Climate Change Canada = Environnement et changement climatique Canada, October 2021. ©2021 |
| Description | 1 online resource (16 pages) : colour illustrations |
| ISBN | 9780660397634 |
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| Departmental catalogue number | EC21032.108 |
| Subject terms | National parks and reserves -- Canada. Ecological integrity -- Canada -- Statistics. Environmental indicators -- Canada. |