00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.803153 CaOODSP 20221107135139 cr ||||||||||| 150406s2015 mbcb ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn--- Fs70-6/2015-021E-PDF Eco-units and potential priority conservation areas in the Western Arctic Bioregion [electronic resource]. Eco-units, PCAs and CO for the Western Arctic Bioregion MPA network Winnipeg : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2015. 19 p. : fig., maps, tables. Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat science advisory report, 1919-5087 ; 2015/021, Central and Arctic Region Issued also in French under title: Unités écologiques et aires de conservation prioritaires potentielles dans la biorégion de l'ouest de l'Arctique. "May 2015." Includes bibliographical references (p. 14-15). The process to plan a network of marine protected areas in the Canadian Arctic was initiated in the Western Arctic Bioregion. A biogeographic classification system was developed to divide the Western Arctic Bioregion into types of habitats or ecosystems referred to as eco-units. The Bioregion was divided into 18 eco-units. Dominant ecosystem features, sea-ice data, bathymetric data, sills and water mass information were the primary inputs used to delineate the eco-units. The Western Arctic Bioregion currently contains 22 areas identified during previous science peer reviews as being ecologically and biologically significant. gccst Marine conservation areas gccst Aquatic ecosystems gccst Arctic ecosystems gccst Nature conservation Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat. Unités écologiques et aires de conservation prioritaires potentielles dans la biorégion de l'ouest de l'Arctique (CaOODSP)9.803154 Science advisory report (Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat) 1919-5087 2015/021, Central and Arctic Region (CaOODSP)9.506226 PDF 1.93 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2015/mpo-dfo/Fs70-6-2015-021-eng.pdf