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040 |aCaOODSP|beng
041 |aeng|bfre
043 |an-cn-on
0861 |aEn13-5/03-005E-PDF
1001 |aMetcalfe-Smith, J. L. |q(Janice L.)
24510|aStatus of the conservation and protection of freshwater biodiversity in Canada, with emphasis on the Great Lakes |h[electronic resource] / |cby Janice L. Metcalfe-Smith and Becky Cudmore-Vokey.
260 |a[Burlington, Ont.] : |bEnvironment Canada, |c2003.
300 |aii, 22 p.
4901 |aNWRI contribution ; |vno. 03-005
500 |aDigitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada].
500 |a"Prepared for: Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network (EMAN) Coordinating Office."
500 |a"March, 2003."
504 |aIncludes bibliographic references.
520 |a"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.
546 |aAbstracts in French and English.
69207|2gccst|aNature conservation
69207|2gccst|aAquatic ecosystems
7001 |aCudmore-Vokey, B. C.
7101 |aCanada. |bEnvironment Canada.
7102 |aNational Water Research Institute (Canada)
830#0|aNWRI contribution ;|vno. 03-005.|w(CaOODSP)9.844121
85640|qPDF|s2.42 MB|uhttps://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2019/eccc/En13-5-03-005-eng.pdf