00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.867099 CaOODSP 20241203113645 cr ||||||||||| 190115s2003 onc #ot f|0| 0 eng d CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn-on En13-5/03-005E-PDF Metcalfe-Smith, J. L. (Janice L.) Status of the conservation and protection of freshwater biodiversity in Canada, with emphasis on the Great Lakes [electronic resource] / by Janice L. Metcalfe-Smith and Becky Cudmore-Vokey. [Burlington, Ont.] : Environment Canada, 2003. ii, 22 p. NWRI contribution ; no. 03-005 Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. "Prepared for: Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network (EMAN) Coordinating Office." "March, 2003." Includes bibliographic references. "The purpose of this report is to draw attention to the plight of freshwater organisms in Canada and North America and to encourage the direction of further conservation efforts towards this group. The report explains why we should be concerned about conserving and protecting freshwater biodiversity in Canada; lists the principal threats and describes several in detail (pollution, harmful alien organisms and climate change); and outlines Canada's commitments to the Convention (e.g., the CBD, Accord for the Protection of Species at Risk, U.S.-Canada Framework for Cooperation in the Protection and Recovery of Wild Species at Risk, legislation)"--Abstract. Abstracts in French and English. gccst Nature conservation gccst Aquatic ecosystems Cudmore-Vokey, B. C. Canada. Environment Canada. National Water Research Institute (Canada) NWRI contribution ; no. 03-005. (CaOODSP)9.844121 PDF 2.42 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2019/eccc/En13-5-03-005-eng.pdf