Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : wildlife habitat capacity on agricultural land. : En4-144/72-2019E-PDF
"Wildlife habitat capacity is the extent and quality of habitat that can support a diversity of species. When we convert wilderness to agricultural land we lose a great deal of wildlife habitat capacity. However, we can manage agricultural land to regain some of this capacity. Agricultural land includes not only fields for food production but also other types of land cover. Wooded areas, wetlands, shoreline areas and natural pastures on agricultural land are important habitats for wildlife. The indicator shows how well habitat is maintained while producing the food we need"--Page 5.
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Ministère/Organisme | Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada. |
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Titre | Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : wildlife habitat capacity on agricultural land. |
Variante du titre | Wildlife habitat capacity on agricultural land |
Type de publication | Monographie |
Langue | [Anglais] |
Autres langues publiées | [Français] |
Édition précédente | Canadian environmental sustainability indicators |
Format | Électronique |
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Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Indicateurs canadiens de durabilité de l'environnement : capacité d'habitat faunique des terres agricoles. Cover title. "May 2019." Includes bibliographical references. |
Information sur la publication | Gatineau, QC : Environment and Climate Change Canada = Environnement et changement climatique Canada, 2019. ©2019 |
Description | 1 online resource (16 pages) : colour illustrations |
ISBN | 9780660288826 |
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Descripteurs | Farmlands Habitats Environmental indicators |