Conservation planning for large areas, such as the boreal region of Canada, is facilitated by dividing the area into smaller planning units. 15 regional planning units (RPUs) based on hydrologic flow and terrestrial composition are identified. RPUs are delineated by the intersection of Ocean Drainages Areas (NRCAN 2008) and Ecozones (Marshall and Schut 1999). Ocean Drainage Areas are distinct hydrological units defining the area of land that directs the flow of precipitation and surface water to a particular ocean. Ecozones are generalized ecological units that are characterized by similar abiotic and biotic factors and represent the cumulative effect of ecological processes such as soil formation, nutrient cycling, photosynthesis, and population dynamics.
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Regional Planning Units for the Boreal Region of Canada
Additional Info
- Project: Canadian BEACONs Project
- Dataset Title: Regional Planning Units for the Boreal Region of Canada
- Data Series: unknown
- Orginator: Canadian BEACONs Project
- Institution Type: academic
- Author: see Originator
- Distributor: Data Basin - Conservation Biology Institute
- Reports: unknown
- Data Type: GIS
- Délı̨nę District: yes
- K’asho Got’ı̨nę District: yes
- Tulı́t’a District: yes
- Time Period: unknown
- Source Date: unknown
- Version: unknown
- Access Constraints: open download - login
- Use Constraints: unknown
- Completion Status: incomplete
- Maintenance: unknown
- Maintenance Frequency: unknown
- Metadata Available: yes
- Metadata Contact: unknown
- Spatial Extent: Canada
- Wildlife: no
- Habitat: yes
- Keywords: planning; ecoregions; boreal; boundary; zone; area;
- Data Category: vector
- Format: shp
- Feature Type: polygon
- Feature Count: unknown
- Dataset Descriptive Name: c4baf76cacb2440bb6d571d65fe05019
- File Name: RPU_v1_080910_Bprj.shp
- Scale: unknown
- Projection: Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere
- Downloadable: yes
- Downloadable Format: zip
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