Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows 14 condensed maps including large scale selected areas, and smaller scaled maps of Canada compiled from information supplied by the Department of Fishers and the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. The six maps in the top left portion of this plate illustrate the number of pelts taken in the 1950/1951 furring season by province and territory for the following animals: wild beaver, wild and ranch raised mink, wild ermine, wild muskrat, wild and ranch raised fox, and wild squirrel. An additional summary map shows the pelts taken for all fur bearing animals in the 1950/1951 furring season. The map in the bottom left portion of this plate shows the distribution of fur farms, and the distribution of fur trading establishments. As trapping was carried on in nearly all parts of Canada, establishments licensed to buy furs were found throughout the country. However, only those outside the main, generally settled areas were shown individually on this map. Several maps on the upper right portion of this plate deal with sealing, whaling and fish processing. The first of these maps shows the migration route of harp seals and separately indicates the number of pups and adult harp seals caught annually by Canadians as of the 1958 publication date of this atlas plate. The next map shows the species distribution of whales on the West Coast and the location of a whaling station. Another map shows fin whale migration routes and the location of a fin whale whaling station as well as two pilot whale whaling stations on the East Coast. This map also indicates where pilot whales were abundant or frequently found. It should be noted that the locations of whaling stations shown on these maps is as of the 1958 publication date of this atlas plate. Two other maps show the distribution of fish processing plants for the East and West Coasts. The final map, on the bottom right portion of this plate shows the distribution of the 1951 labour force engaged in fishing and trapping.

The previous version of the intact forest landscape data set was based primarily on the visual interpretation of 1988-2002 Landsat images, and some imagery from the 2003-2006 period. The update included in this version applies to 41% of Canada's forest ecozones. This update was carried out using three distinct datasets: 1) Global Forest Watch Canada (2010): Intact Forest Landscapes of Canada circa 2001; 2) Environment Canada (2010) boreal population of woodland caribou herd ranges disturbance dataset, as of circa 2010, and; 3) Global Forest Watch Canada (2013) Alberta Intact Forest Landscapes Update as of circa 2010. Intact forest landscapes were originally mapped by excluding the following types of disturbances and associated buffer exclusion zone from potential intact forest landscapes: 1. Settlements; 2. Infrastructure used for communication between settlements and industrial sites; or for industrial exploitation of natural resources (including roads, railways, navigable waterways, pipelines, trunk power transmission lines and other linear disturbances); 3. Agricultural lands; 4. Territories disturbed by economic activities during the last 30-70 years (logging, major reservoirs, mining operation sites, abandoned agricultural lands, etc.); 5. Artificially restored forests, or tree plantations, if their existence can be detected on Landsat satellite imagery. In addition to the disturbances listed above, large waterbodies (>400,000 ha) and waterbodies which represented more than half of a remaining intact forest landscape fragment were also eliminated from the dataset. It should be noted that some human impacts are invisible from space, such as small forest roads and paths. Other smaller-scale impacts (including some selective logging) that occurred more than 30-70 years ago often become invisible on satellite imagery and indistinguishable from the natural dynamics of the forest. This dataset was created as part of Global Forest Watch Canada's project entitled "What is the Best of What's Left".

This dataset was created as part of Global Forest Watch Canada's project entitled "What is the Best of What's Left". The purpose was to map all of Canada's remaining intact forest landscape fragments larger than 5,000 hectares for the Boreal/Taiga ecozones and larger than 1,000 hectares for the temperate ecozones. An intact forest landscape is defined by Global Forest Watch Canada as a contiguous mosaic of naturally occurring ecosystems, including forest, bog, water, tundra, and rock outcrops, that is within a forest ecozone, and that is essentially undisturbed by significant human influence visible on Landsat satellite images. 1. Settlements (500m exclusion zone); 2. Infrastructure used for communication between settlements and industrial sites; or for industrial exploitation of natural resources (including roads, railways, navigable waterways, pipelines, trunk power transmission lines and other linear disturbances) (1000m exlusion zone for all major roads/highways and 500m exclusion zones for all other linear disturbances); 3. Agricultural lands (500m exclusion zone); 4. Territories disturbed by economic activities during the last 30-70 years (logging, major reservoirs, mining operation sites, abandoned agricultural lands, etc.) (500m exclusion zone); 5. Artificially restored forests, or tree plantations, if their existence can be detected on Landsat satellite imagery (500m exclusion zone). In addition to the disturbances listed above, large waterbodies (>400,000 ha) and waterbodies which represented more than half of a remaining intact forest landscape fragment were also eliminated from the dataset. In addition to the disturbances listed above, large waterbodies (>400,000 ha) and waterbodies which represented more than half of a remaining intact forest landscape fragment were also eliminated from the dataset.

Explores the continental-scale relations between the geographic ranges of woody plant species and climate in North America. A 25-km equal-area grid of modern climatic and bioclimatic parameters was constructed from instrumental weather records. The geographic distributions of selected tree and shrub species were digitized, and the presence or absence of each species was determined for each cell on the 25-km grid, thus providing a basis for comparing climatic data and species' distributions. The relations between climate and plant distributions are explored in graphical and tabular form. The results of this effort are primarily intended for use in biogeographic, paleoclimatic, and global-change research.

Explores the continental-scale relations between the geographic ranges of woody plant species and climate in North America. A 25-km equal-area grid of modern climatic and bioclimatic parameters was constructed from instrumental weather records. The geographic distributions of selected tree and shrub species were digitized, and the presence or absence of each species was determined for each cell on the 25-km grid, thus providing a basis for comparing climatic data and species' distributions. The relations between climate and plant distributions are explored in graphical and tabular form. The results of this effort are primarily intended for use in biogeographic, paleoclimatic, and global-change research.

Explores the continental-scale relations between the geographic ranges of woody plant species and climate in North America. A 25-km equal-area grid of modern climatic and bioclimatic parameters was constructed from instrumental weather records. The geographic distributions of selected tree and shrub species were digitized, and the presence or absence of each species was determined for each cell on the 25-km grid, thus providing a basis for comparing climatic data and species' distributions. The relations between climate and plant distributions are explored in graphical and tabular form. The results of this effort are primarily intended for use in biogeographic, paleoclimatic, and global-change research.

Explores the continental-scale relations between the geographic ranges of woody plant species and climate in North America. A 25-km equal-area grid of modern climatic and bioclimatic parameters was constructed from instrumental weather records. The geographic distributions of selected tree and shrub species were digitized, and the presence or absence of each species was determined for each cell on the 25-km grid, thus providing a basis for comparing climatic data and species' distributions. The relations between climate and plant distributions are explored in graphical and tabular form. The results of this effort are primarily intended for use in biogeographic, paleoclimatic, and global-change research.

Explores the continental-scale relations between the geographic ranges of woody plant species and climate in North America. A 25-km equal-area grid of modern climatic and bioclimatic parameters was constructed from instrumental weather records. The geographic distributions of selected tree and shrub species were digitized, and the presence or absence of each species was determined for each cell on the 25-km grid, thus providing a basis for comparing climatic data and species' distributions. The relations between climate and plant distributions are explored in graphical and tabular form. The results of this effort are primarily intended for use in biogeographic, paleoclimatic, and global-change research.

Explores the continental-scale relations between the geographic ranges of woody plant species and climate in North America. A 25-km equal-area grid of modern climatic and bioclimatic parameters was constructed from instrumental weather records. The geographic distributions of selected tree and shrub species were digitized, and the presence or absence of each species was determined for each cell on the 25-km grid, thus providing a basis for comparing climatic data and species' distributions. The relations between climate and plant distributions are explored in graphical and tabular form. The results of this effort are primarily intended for use in biogeographic, paleoclimatic, and global-change research.

Explores the continental-scale relations between the geographic ranges of woody plant species and climate in North America. A 25-km equal-area grid of modern climatic and bioclimatic parameters was constructed from instrumental weather records. The geographic distributions of selected tree and shrub species were digitized, and the presence or absence of each species was determined for each cell on the 25-km grid, thus providing a basis for comparing climatic data and species' distributions. The relations between climate and plant distributions are explored in graphical and tabular form. The results of this effort are primarily intended for use in biogeographic, paleoclimatic, and global-change research.