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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Ministère/Organisme | Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat. |
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Titre | Eco-units and potential priority conservation areas in the Western Arctic Bioregion . |
Variante du titre | Eco-units, PCAs and CO for the Western Arctic Bioregion MPA network |
Titre de la série | Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat science advisory report, 1919-5087 ; 2015/021, Central and Arctic Region |
Type de publication | Série - Voir l'enregistrement principal |
Langue | [Anglais] |
Autres langues publiées | [Français] |
Format | Électronique |
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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). |
Information sur la publication | Winnipeg : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2015. |
Description | 19 p. : fig., maps, tables. |
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Descripteurs | Marine conservation areas Aquatic ecosystems Arctic ecosystems Nature conservation |
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