Status of the conservation and protection of freshwater biodiversity in Canada, with emphasis on the Great Lakes / by Janice L. Metcalfe-Smith and Becky Cudmore-Vokey. : En13-5/03-005E-PDF
"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.
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Ministère/Organisme | Canada. Environment Canada. National Water Research Institute (Canada) |
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Titre | Status of the conservation and protection of freshwater biodiversity in Canada, with emphasis on the Great Lakes / by Janice L. Metcalfe-Smith and Becky Cudmore-Vokey. |
Titre de la série | NWRI contribution ; no. 03-005 |
Type de publication | Série - Voir l'enregistrement principal |
Langue | [Anglais] |
Format | Électronique |
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Note(s) | 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. Abstracts in French and English. |
Information sur la publication | [Burlington, Ont.] : Environment Canada, 2003. |
Auteur / Contributeur | Metcalfe-Smith, J. L. (Janice L.) Cudmore-Vokey, B. C. |
Description | ii, 22 p. |
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Descripteurs | Nature conservation Aquatic ecosystems |