Nearshore Nuisance Benthic Algae Data (2012- )

Water quality and ecosystem health data are collected in the nearshore zone of the Great Lakes to address the problem of nuisance benthic algae. Monitoring data include physical and chemical water quality data as well as biological data, primarily from Cladophora and dreissenid mussels on the lakebed. Monitoring is conducted (i) to improve understanding of the factors impacting nearshore water quality, algae growth, and ecosystem health; (ii) to develop ecosystem health indicators for the nearshore; (iii) to provide validation and calibration data for modelling; (iv) to support the development of a binational nearshore assessment and management framework; and, (v) to measure the success of ongoing and future phosphorus reduction targets to support a healthy ecosystem.

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Date Stamp
2022-05-05T14:34:08
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Series
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)
2012-05-18
Date (Publication)
2022-03-31
Status
Under development
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Inland waters
  • Environment
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Daryl McGoldrick ( Manager )
Canada

Keywords

Theme

  • Great Lakes

  • Water quality

  • Environment

  • Trends

  • Status

  • Monitoring

  • Surveillance

  • Nutrients

  • Metals

  • Ecosystem

  • Transboundary

  • Toxics

  • Major ions

  • Water

  • Pesticides

  • Chemicals Management Plan

  • Lake Ontario

  • Lake Erie

  • Lake Huron

  • Lake Superior

  • Ontario

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Water - Quality

Business Functions

  • Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste

  • Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Water quality

Geography

  • Water - Drainage regions - Great Lakes

external.theme.EC_Branch

  • Science and Technology Branch

external.theme.EC_Directorate

  • Water Science and Technology

external.theme.EC_Program_PAA

  • 3.1.1. Substances Management

  • 1.3.4. Great Lakes

  • 1.2.1. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health

external.theme.GC_Security_Level

  • Unclassified
 
Use Limitation

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

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Use Constraints
License
Begin Date
2012-05-01

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Ref. system Reference Systems

Reference system identifier
EPSG / EPSG:4326 /
 

Distribution

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

Chemicals Management Plan Ecosystem Environment Great Lakes Lake Erie Lake Huron Lake Ontario Lake Superior Major ions Metals Monitoring Nutrients Ontario Pesticides Status Surveillance Toxics Transboundary Trends Water Water quality
Business Functions
Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota
ECCC Information Category EN
Water - Quality
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Water quality
external.theme.EC_Branch
Science and Technology Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate
Water Science and Technology
external.theme.EC_Program_PAA
1.2.1. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health 1.3.4. Great Lakes 3.1.1. Substances Management
external.theme.GC_Security_Level
Unclassified

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