Download or read book Geoindicators for Monitoring Canada s National Parks written by David M. Welch and published by [Halifax, N.S.] : Parks Canada. This book was released on 2002 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parks Canada has adopted an ecological integrity monitoring framework to guide its biennial assessment of the parks system. This paper focusses on the search for indicators of geological, geomorphological, and soil features, processes, & stresses for that framework. The paper describes indicators developed by the International Union of Geological Sciences, the Canadian Environmental Monitoring & Assessment Network, and the author that have been combined into one list, and assesses each indicator for three criteria: management relevance, linkage with other indicators, and practicality for monitoring. A short list of selected indicators is proposed for further consideration for national park system monitoring. The author also selects indicators that seem best matched to the local environment in five national parks in order to show the variation in indicators among local situations.
Download or read book Geoindicators for Ecosystem Monitoring in Parks and Protected Areas written by Parks Canada. Atlantic Region and published by Halifax, N.S. : Parks Canada, Atlantic Region. This book was released on 2002 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ecosystems have integrity when their native species, landscapes and functions are intact. The ecological integrity of national parks is assessed by monitoring representative components of major park ecosystems, such as forest, freshwater and wetlands. It is a key measure of the condition of our national parks"--Ecological integrity of national parks indicator, p. 5.
Download or read book Monitoring and Reporting Ecological Integrity in Canada s National Parks written by Parks Canada and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Environmental Monitoring written by G. Bruce Wiersma and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-04-27 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current rate and scale of environmental change around the world makes the detection and understanding of these changes increasingly urgent. Subsequently, government legislation is focusing on measurable results of environmental programs, requiring researchers to employ effective and efficient methods for acquiring high-quality data. Envi
Download or read book Visitor Experience Indicators written by Stephen F. McCool and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Environmental Indicators for North America written by United Nations Environment Programme and published by UNEP/Earthprint. This book was released on 2006 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the environment of North America is not dissected by political borders, Canada and the United States often measure environmental conditions and report on them using different indicators. This report examines the environmental indicators used by both nations, and based on analysis of current research into common methodologies used in national, regional and global environmental reporting, it goes on to draw lessons for the development of bilateral indicators to cover the North American region.
Download or read book Monitoring for Conservation and Ecology written by F.B. Goldsmith and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monitoring has become fashionable. Business now talks about monitoring its activities, efficiency, costs and profits. The National Health Service is monitoring general practices and hospitals; it is keen to have more information about efficiency and the duration of stay of patients in different hospitals undergoing different types of treatment. These activities are usually carried out in relation to specific objectives with the aim of making activities more cost effective and competitive. Does the same apply in biology, ecology and nature conservation? Or, are we still enjoying conducting field surveys for the fun of it, at best with rather vague objectives and saying to our colleagues that we do our work because we need to know what is there? This book is an opportunity to consider some of the reasons why monitoring is important, how it differs from survey, how it may be able to answer specific questions and help with site management or problem solving. It will explore some of the taxa that are suitable for recording and how you may actually set about doing it. It is not intended as a catalogue of techniques but we will in each chapter give you sources of material so that with the minimum of effort you will be able to proceed with an efficient, relevant and not too time consuming monitoring programme. Some of the points that you need to consider before starting are also set down in the synthesis at the end of the book.
Download or read book Setting a new direction for Canada s national parks written by Panel on the Ecological Integrity of Canada's National Parks and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index written by Nathalie Pettorelli and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a coherent review of NDVI including its origin, its availability, its associated advantages and disadvantages, and its possible applications in ecology, environmental monitoring, wildlife management, and conservation.
Download or read book Geoscience Canada written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Environmental monitoring in Canada s national parks 1994 95 written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Report on Canada s Progress Towards a National Set of Environmental Indicators written by Canada. Environment Canada. Indicators Task Force and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental indicators, like economic indicators, are important tools for translating quantities of data into succinct information that can be readily understood and used by decision makers and the general public. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has taken the first step in leading an international initiative to develop a series of indicators and Canada is beginning to work on developing a similar series. This report presents a brief overview of efforts now underway to develop consistent, reliable indicators to measure the quality of our environment, the stresses placed on it, and the steps taken to prevent or reduce those stresses.
Download or read book Atmospheric Science and Air Issues in Canada s National Parks 2001 written by David M. Welch and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Environmental Monitoring in Canada s National Parks written by Lori Rissling and published by Parks Canada = Parcs Canada. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Backcountry Visitor Impact Management Strategy for Riding Mountain National Park written by and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Riding Mountain National Park (RMNP) provides visitors with over 500 kilometres of maintained trails in the park's backcountry. The trails are used for hiking, cycling and horse travel. Over 200 kilometres of trails are maintained in the winter for cross-country ski use. There are 21 backcountry campsites along the trail system (Riding Mountain National Park 1998). Parks Canada's Guiding Principles and Operational Policies (Parks Canada 1994a) states that the primary mandate of national parks is to preserve ecological integrity. It also states that the national parks will allow appropriate visitor activities. RMNP's Management Plan (RMNP Round Table 1996) and Ecosystem Conservation Plan (Parks Canada 1997a) echo these objectives and further specify that the park will manage its backcountry to maintain both ecological integrity and visitor experience. RMNP management recognizes that visitor use of the park's backcountry may jeopardize the integrity of both the resources and visitor experience and that a strategy of preventing, monitoring, measuring and mitigating backcountry visitor impacts is required. This report provides a framework for developing an ongoing backcountry visitor impact management process. Steps in the process range from assembling an interdisciplinary team to help determine the purpose and significance of the park's backcountry through to development of indicators, standards, monitoring plans and management action plans. Stakeholder involvement occurs throughout the process. The strategy involves initial implementation steps as well as ongoing monitoring. It remains flexible and will likely undergo an initial testing period and a number of revisions as monitoring reveals additional data that may signal a need for changes to indicators, standards or management actions.
Download or read book Selecting Indicators for Monitoring Ecological Integrity at Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site of Canada microform written by Darien Laurel Ure and published by National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada. This book was released on 2003 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
