00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.803061 CaOODSP 20221107135126 cr ||||||||||| 150406s2015 oncb ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn--- Fs70-5/2015-020E-PDF Hodgson, Robert. Marine protected area network planning in the Western Arctic Bioregion [electronic resource] : development and use of a classification system to identify ecological units as required planning components / R. Hodgson, K. Martin, and H. Melling. Planification du réseau d'aires marines protégées dans la biorégion de l'ouest de l'Arctique : élaboration et utilisation d'un système de classification pour déterminer les unités écologiques en tant qu'éléments nécessaires à la planification Ottawa : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2015. v, 41 p. : fig., maps, tables. Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat research document, 1919-5044 ; 2015/020, Central and Arctic Region "May 2015." Includes bibliographical references (p. 38-39). In order to meet Canada’s obligations to the United Nations (UN) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), creation of a Marine Protected Areas Network (MPAN) following UN stipulated steps is required. This paper details the completion of step two from the UN CBD, which, in short, calls for marine areas to be biogeographically classified (hereafter referred to as eco-units) reflecting the types and diversity of ecosystems. In this paper, we created a systematic approach to biogeographic classification based on available data, prioritization of information inputs based on use and citations in the literature, as well as results from several previous classifications by others, all combined using GIS based mapping and analysis. gccst Marine conservation areas gccst Aquatic ecosystems gccst Arctic ecosystems gccst Classification Martin, Kathleen Ann. Melling, Humfrey, 1949- Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat. Research document (Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat) 1919-5044 ; 2015/020, Central and Arctic Region (CaOODSP)9.507396 PDF 4.19 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2015/mpo-dfo/Fs70-5-2015-020-eng.pdf