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Eco-units and potential priority conservation areas in the Western Arctic Bioregion .Fs70-6/2015-021E-PDF

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.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
  • Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat.
TitleEco-units and potential priority conservation areas in the Western Arctic Bioregion .
Variant title
  • Eco-units, PCAs and CO for the Western Arctic Bioregion MPA network
Series title
  • Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat science advisory report, 1919-5087 ; 2015/021, Central and Arctic Region
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • 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).
Publishing information
  • Winnipeg : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2015.
Description19 p. : fig., maps, tables.
Catalogue number
  • Fs70-6/2015-021E-PDF
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