Computerized Database of Québec Seabirds (CDQS)

Monitor variations in seabird numbers and colony size in the St. Lawrence system. Survey of over 20 species of seabirds and herons during the breeding season, in order to monitor population dynamics through time and space. Seabird populations are influenced by food abundance and quality. There is actually more than 1,000,000 birds from more than 20 different species that breed in nearly 1,000 active colonies. Plongeon du Pacifique/Pacific Loon/Gavia Pacifica, Plongeon catmarin/Red-throated Loon/Gavia stellata, Macareux moine/Atlantic Puffin/Fratercula arctica, Guillemot à miroir/Black Guillemot/Cepphus grylle, Guillemot marmette/Common Murre/Uria aalge, Guillemot de Brünnich/Thick-billed Murre/Uria lomvia, Petit Pingouin/Razorbill/Alca torda, Mouette tridactyle/Black-legged Kittiwake/Rissa tridactyla, Goéland marin/Great Black-backed Gull/Larus marinus, Goéland argenté/Herring Gull/Larus argentatus, Goéland à bec cerclé/Ring-billed Gull/Larus delawarensis, Mouette rieuse/Common Black-headed Gull/Larus ridibundus, Sterne caspienne/Caspian Tern/Sterna caspia, Sterne pierregarin/Common Tern/Sterna hirundo, Sterne arctique/ArcticTern/Sterna paradisaea, Sterne de Dougall/Roseate Tern/Sterna dougallii, Océanite cul-blanc/Leach's Storm-Petrel/Oceanodroma leucorhoa, Fou de Bassan/Northern Gannet/Morus bassanus, Grand Cormoran/Great Cormorant/Phalacrocorax carbo, Cormoran à aigrettes/Double-crested Cormorant/Phalacrocorax auritus, Eider à duvet/Common Eider/Somateria mollissima, Grand Héron/Great Blue Heron/Ardea herodias, Bihoreau gris/Black-crowned Night-Heron/Nycticorax nycticorax.

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Metadata Record Information

File Identifier
9cd6f8a1-e660-4e78-89a8-6e3f781da556 XML
Date Stamp
2022-07-06T17:01:32
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Dataset
Author
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre )
Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 , Canada
1-800-668-6767
http://ec.gc.ca
 

Data identification

Date (Creation)
2012-04-19
Date (Publication)
2015-08-20
Status
On going
Metadata language

fra; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Biota
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Irregular
Spatial representation type
Vector
Custodian
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Quebec region - Canadian Wildlife Service - Jean-François Rail ( Biologist, marine birds )
801-1550,avenue d'Estimauville , Québec , Quebec , G1J 0C3 , Canada
418-648-4001
418-649-6591
http://ec.gc.ca/
Hours of Service

8:00am - 4:00pm

Keywords

Theme

  • Biological Classification

  • Animals/Vertebrates

  • Birds

  • Earth Science

  • Albatrosses/Petrels and Allies

  • Herons/Egrets and Allies

  • Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies

  • Ducks/Geese/Swans
Place

  • Freshwaters

  • St. Lawrence River

  • North Atlantic Ocean

  • Gulf of St. Lawrence

  • St. Lawrence Estuary

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Nature and Biodiversity

Geography

  • Quebec (QC)

Business Functions

  • Protect Species Well-Being

  • Assess Status of Species

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Birds

local.theme.EC_Content_Scope

  • Species

external.theme.EC_Branch

  • Environmental Stewardship Branch

external.theme.EC_Directorate

  • Canadian Wildlife Service

external.theme.EC_Program_PAA

  • 1.1.3. Migratory Birds

external.theme.GC_Security_Level

  • Unclassified
 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada )

Access Constraints
Copyright
Use Constraints
Copyright
Begin Date
1833-01-01
End Date
2014-09-30

Extent

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Ref. system Reference Systems

Reference system identifier
http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:4326 /
 

Distribution

Distribution Formats

Distribution format
  • CSV ( unknown )

 
Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre )
Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 , Canada
1-800-668-6767
http://ec.gc.ca
 
 

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Keywords

Albatrosses/Petrels and Allies Animals/Vertebrates Biological Classification Birds Ducks/Geese/Swans Earth Science Freshwaters Gulf of St. Lawrence Herons/Egrets and Allies North Atlantic Ocean St. Lawrence Estuary St. Lawrence River Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies
Business Functions
Assess Status of Species Protect Species Well-Being
ECCC Information Category EN
Nature and Biodiversity
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Birds
external.theme.EC_Branch
Environmental Stewardship Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate
Canadian Wildlife Service
external.theme.EC_Program_PAA
1.1.3. Migratory Birds
external.theme.GC_Security_Level
Unclassified
local.theme.EC_Content_Scope
Species

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