Description: This layer aggregates high value forest, high value grassland and high value wetland habitat per 5 ha hexagon in the Boreal Hardwood Transition Ecozone, also known as BCR 12. It is the final derived dataset from the CWS-ON Landscape Conservation Atlas and Plan (COLCAP). COLCAP is a comprehensive landscape assessment in BCR 12 and 13 that describes and assesses the CWS landscape biodiversity portfolio.Using How Much Habitat is Enough? guidelines, forest, grassland and wetland habitat were assessed and scored and the top 25% of each were categorized as having potential high conservation value (PHCV). Species at risk (SAR) criteria (SAR richness, irreplaceability, global rarity, probability of critical habitat, diversity and candidate SAR) were assessed and scored and the top 25% of these scores within each habitat type were categorized as having PHCV. Migratory bird criteria relevant to each habitat (landbird stopover habitat, waterfowl stopover habitat, forest/grassland bird density and waterfowl density) were added together and the top 25% of each score were categorized as having PHCV.Study units (5 ha hexagons) containing at least 2 of these PHCVs were aggregated together at 750 m to derive High Value Biodiversity Areas.Areas greater than 20 ha are classified as 'Biodiversity Sites' and areas less than 20 ha are 'Secondary Sites.' These sites were created with the same criteria, the only differentiating attribute is size.
Copyright Text: Environment and Climate Change Canada - Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario, in partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada, 2016.
Description: This layer aggregates potential high conservation value forests per 5 ha hexagon in the Boreal Hardwood Transition Ecozone, otherwise known as BCR 12. It is one of three high value habitat datasets derived from the CWS-ON Landscape Conservation Atlas and Plan (COLCAP). COLCAP is a comprehensive landscape assessment in BCR 12 and 13 that describes and assesses the CWS landscape biodiversity portfolio. In the COLCAP, forest includes conifer swamp, coniferous plantation, deciduous swamp, dense deciduous or coniferous forest, mixed forest mainly deciduous or coniferous, sparse deciduous or coniferous forest, treed bog, and treed fen. Data was extracted from the Southern Ontario Land Resources Information System v. 2.0 (OMNRF, 2015), the Provincial Land Cover 28 (OMNRF, 1998) and the Forest Resource Inventory (OMNRF, 2004-2011).Using the How Much Habitat is Enough? guidelines, each study unit (5 ha hexagon) containing forest was assessed and scored by the following criteria: percent forest cover in the quaternary watershed, large forest patches, percent of interior forest habitat, proximity to big woods, and connectivity. These criteria were added together to calculate an overall forest score for each study unit; this overall forest score was then divided into quartiles and the top 25% of scores were categorized as having potential high conservation value (PHCV).Species at risk (SAR) were assessed and scored by the following criteria: diversity, SAR richness, SAR irreplaceability, global rarity, candidate SAR, and probability of critical habitat. These criteria were added together to calculate an overall SAR score for each study unit; this overall SAR score was then divided into quartiles and the top 25% of SAR scores that are within forests were categorized as having PHCV.Migratory bird criteria relevant to forests (landbird stopover + forest bird density) were added together to calculate an overall migratory bird score for each study unit; this overall migratory bird score was divided into quartiles and the top 25% of migratory bird scores were categorized as having PHCV.Using these three criteria (overall forest score, SAR score and migratory bird score), each study unit was assigned a final PHCV (0-3). A final PHCV score of 0 indicated that while the study unit may contain forest, it was not within the top 25% of overall forest scores. Study units with a final PHCV greater than 0 were aggregated together at 750 m to derive High Value Habitat: Forest.Secondary Site - Forest = less than 20 ha in size; Biodiversity Site - Forest = greater than 20 ha in size.
Copyright Text: Environment and Climate Change Canada - Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario, in partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada, 2016.
Description: This layer aggregates potential high conservation value grassland per 5 ha hexagon in the Boreal Hardwood Transition Ecozone, also known as BCR 12. It is one of three high value habitat datasets derived from the CWS-ON Landscape Conservation Atlas and Plan (COLCAP). COLCAP is a comprehensive landscape assessment in BCR 12 and 13 that describes and assesses the CWS landscape biodiversity portfolio.In the COLCAP, natural grassland includes alvar, tallgrass/prairie/savannah/woodland, open sand dune, treed sand dune, rock barren and shrub rock barren communities; agricultural grassland includes pasture, hay and old fields, pasture and abandoned fields, and old cuts and burn areas. Data was extracted from the Southern Ontario Land Resource Information System v 2.0 (OMNRF, 2015), Natural Heritage Information Centre (OMNRF, 2013), Annual Crop Inventory (AAFC, 2013) and the Provincial Land Cover 28 (OMNRF, 1998).Using the How Much Habitat is Enough? guidelines, each study unit (5 ha hexagon) containing grassland was assessed and scored by the following criteria: protection and conservation, proximity, patch size, and habitat heterogeneity. These criteria were added together to calculate an overall grassland score within each study unit; this overall grassland score was divided into quartiles and the top 25% of scores were categorized as having potential high conservation value (PHCV).Species at risk (SAR) were assessed and scored by the following criteria: diversity, SAR richness, SAR irreplaceability, global rarity, candidate SAR, and probability of critical habitat. These criteria were added together to calculate an overall SAR score within each study unit; this overall SAR score was divided into quartiles and the top 25% of SAR scores within grassland were categorized as having PHCV.Migratory bird criteria relevant to grassland (landbird stopover + grassland bird density) were added together to calculate an overall migratory bird score within each study unit; this overall migratory bird score was divided into quartiles and the top 25% of migratory bird scores were categorized as having PHCV.Using these three criteria (overall grassland score, SAR score and migratory bird score), each study unit was assigned a final PHCV score (0-3). A final PHCV score of 0 indicated that while the study unit may contain grassland, it was not within the top 25% of overall grassland scores. Study units with a final PHCV greater than 0 were aggregated together at 750 m to derive High Value Habitat: Grassland.Secondary Site - Grassland = less than 20 ha in size; Biodiversity Site - Grassland = greater than 20 ha in size.
Copyright Text: Environment and Climate Change Canada - Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario, in partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada, 2016.
Description: This layer aggregates potential high conservation value wetland per 5 ha hexagon in the Boreal Hardwood Transition Ecozone, also known as BCR 12. It is one of three high value habitat datasets derived from the CWS-ON Landscape Conservation Atlas and Plan (COLCAP). COLCAP is a comprehensive landscape assessment in BCR 12 and 13 that describes and assesses the CWS landscape biodiversity portfolio.In the COLCAP, wetland includes bog, fen, marsh, swamp and open water. Data was extracted from the Southern Ontario Land Resource Information System v 2.0 (OMNRF, 2015), Wetland Unit (OMNRF, 2014), Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Inventory (ECCC and OMNRF, 2004) and the Provincial Land Cover 28 (OMNRF, 1998).Using the How Much Habitat is Enough? guidelines, each study unit (5 ha hexagon) containing wetland was assessed and scored by the following criteria: percent of wetland cover in the quaternary watershed, location of coastal features, adjacent natural cover, size, and proximity. These criteria were added together to calculate overall wetland score within each study unit; this overall wetland score was divided into quartiles and the top 25% of scores were categorized as having potential high conservation value (PHCV).Species at risk (SAR) were assessed and scored by the following criteria: diversity, SAR richness, SAR irreplaceability, global rarity, candidate SAR, and probability of critical habitat. These criteria were added together to calculate an overall SAR score within each study unit; this overall SAR score was divided into quartiles and the top 25% of SAR scores within wetlands were categorized as having PHCV.Migratory bird criteria relevant to wetland (waterfowl stopover + waterfowl density) were added together to calculate an overall migratory bird score within each study unit; this overall migratory bird score was divided into quartiles and the top 25% of scores were categorized as having PHCV.Using these three criteria (overall wetland score, SAR score and migratory bird score), each study unit was assigned a final PHCV score (0-3). A final PHCV score of 0 indicated that while the study unit may contain wetland, it was not within the top 25% of overall wetland scores. Study units with a final PHCV score greater than 0 were aggregated together at 750 m to derive High Value Habitat: Wetland.Secondary Site - Wetland = less than 20 ha in size; Biodiversity Site - Wetland = greater than 20 ha in size.
Copyright Text: Environment and Climate Change Canada - Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario, in partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada, 2016.
Description: This layer aggregates high value forest, high value grassland and high value wetland habitat per 2 ha hexagon in the Ontario portion of the Mixedwood Plains Ecozone, also known as BCR 13. It is the final derived dataset from the CWS-ON Landscape Conservation Atlas and Plan (COLCAP). COLCAP is a comprehensive landscape assessment in BCR 12 and 13 that describes and assesses the CWS landscape biodiversity portfolio.Using How Much Habitat is Enough? guidelines, forest, grassland and wetland habitat was assessed and scored, and the top 25% of each habitat score were categorized as having potential high conservation value (PHCV). Species at risk (SAR) criteria (diversity, SAR richness, irreplaceability, global rarity, candidate SAR and probability of critical habitat) were assessed and scored, and the top 25% of these scores within each habitat type were categorized as having PHCV. Migratory bird criteria related to each habitat (landbird stopover, waterfowl stopover, grassland/forest density and waterfowl density) were added together and the top 25% of these scores were categorized as having PHCV.Study units (2 ha hexagon) containing at least 2 of these PHCVs were aggregated together at 750 m to derive High Value Biodiversity Areas.Areas greater than 20 ha are classified as 'Biodiversity Sites' and those areas less than 20 ha are 'Secondary Sites.' These sites were created with the same criteria, the only differentiating attribute it size.
Copyright Text: Environment and Climate Change Canada - Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario, in partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada, 2016.
Description: This layer aggregates potential high conservation value forests per 2 ha hexagon in the Ontario portion of the Mixedwood Plains Ecozone, also known as Bird Conservation Region (BCR)13. It is one of three high value habitat datasets derived from the CWS-ON Landscape Conservation Atlas and Plan (COLCAP). COLCAP is a comprehensive landscape assessment in BCR 12 and 13 that describes and assesses the CWS landscape biodiversity portfolio.In the COLCAP, forest includes conifer swamp, coniferous plantation, deciduous swamp, dense deciduous or coniferous forest, mixed forest mainly deciduous or coniferous, sparse deciduous or coniferous forest, treed bog and treed fen. Data was extracted from the Southern Ontario Land Resources Information System v. 2.0 (OMNRF, 2015), the Provincial Land Cover 28 (OMNRF, 1998) and the Forest Resource Inventory (OMNRF, 2004-2011).Using the How Much Habitat is Enough?guidelines, each study unit (2 ha hexagon) containing forest was assessed and scored by the following criteria: percent forest cover in the quaternary watershed, large forest patches, percent of interior forest habitat, proximity to big woods and connectivity. These criteria were added together to calculate an overall forest score for each study unit; this overall forest score was then divided into quartiles and the top 25% of scores were categorized as having potential high conservation value (PHCV). Species at risk (SAR) were assessed and scored by the following criteria: diversity, SAR richness, SAR irreplaceability, global rarity, candidate SAR and probability of critical habitat. These criteria were added together to calculate an overall SAR score for each study unit; this overall SAR score was then divided into quartiles and the top 25% of SAR scores that are within forests were categorized as having PHCV.Migratory bird criteria relevant to forests (landbird stopover habitat and forest bird density) were added together to calculate an overall migratory bird score for each study unit; this overall migratory bird score was then divided into quartiles and the top 25% of migratory bird scores were categorized as having PHCV.Using these three scoring criteria (overall forest scores, SAR scores and migratory bird scores), each study unit was assigned a final PHCV score (0-3). A final PHCV score of 0 indicated that while the study unit may contain forest, it was not within the top 25% of overall forest scores. Study units with a final PHCV greater than 0 were aggregated together at 750 m to derive High Value Habitat: Forest.Secondary Site - Forest = less than 20 ha in size; Biodiversity Site - Forest = greater than 20 ha in size.
Copyright Text: Environment and Climate Change Canada - Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario, in partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada, 2016.
Description: This layer aggregates potential high conservation value grassland per 2 ha hexagon in the Ontario portion of the Mixedwood Plains Ecozone, also known as BCR 13. It is one of three high value habitat datasets derived from the CWS-ON Landscape Conservation Atlas and Plan (COLCAP). COLCAP is a comprehensive landscape assessment in BCR 12 and 13 that describes and assesses the CWS landscape biodiversity portfolio.In the COLCAP, natural grassland includes alvar, tallgrass/prairie/savannah/woodland, open sand dune, treed sand dune, rock barren and shrub rock barren communities; agricultural grassland includes pasture, hay and old fields, pasture and abandoned fields and old cuts and burn areas. Data was extracted from the Southern Ontario Land Resource Information System v 2.0 (OMNRF, 2015), Natural Heritage Information Centre (OMNRF, 2013), Annual Crop Inventory (AAFC, 2013) and the Provincial Land Cover 28 (OMNRF, 1998).Using the How Much Habitat is Enough? guidelines, each study unit (2 ha hexagon) containing grassland was assessed and scored by the following criteria: protection and conservation, proximity, patch size, and habitat heterogeneity. These criteria were added together to calculate an overall grassland score within each study unit; this overall grassland score was divided into quartiles and the top 25% of scores were categorized as having potential high conservation value (PHCV).Species at risk (SAR) were assessed and scored by the following criteria: diversity, SAR richness, SAR irreplaceability, global rarity, candidate SAR, and probability of critical habitat. These criteria were added together to calculate an overall SAR score within each study unit; this overall SAR score was divided into quartiles and the top 25% of SAR scores within grassland were categorized as having PHCV.Migratory bird criteria relevant to grassland (landbird stopover habitat + grassland bird density) were added together to calculate an overall migratory bird score within each study unit; this overall migratory bird score was divided into quartiles and the top 25% of migratory bird scores were categorized as having PHCV.Using these three criteria (overall grassland score, SAR score and migratory bird score), each study unit was assigned a final PHCV score (0-3). A final PHCV score of 0 indicated that while the study unit may contain grassland, it was not within the top 25% of overall grassland scores. Study units with a final PHCV greater than 0 were aggregated together at 750 m to derive High Value Habitat: Grassland.Secondary Site - Grassland = less than 20 ha; Biodiversity Site - Grassland = greater than 20 ha.
Copyright Text: Environment and Climate Change Canada - Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario, in partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada, 2016.
Description: This layer aggregates potential high conservation value wetland per 2 ha hexagon in the Ontario portion of the Mixedwood Plains Ecozone, also known as BCR 13. It is one of three high value habitat datasets derived from the CWS-ON Landscape Conservation Atlas and Plan (COLCAP). COLCAP is a comprehensive landscape assessment in BCR 12 and 13 that describes and assesses the CWS landscape biodiversity portfolio.In the COLCAP, wetland includes bog, fen, marsh, swamp and open water. Data was extracted from the Southern Ontario Land Resource Information System v 2.0 (OMNRF, 2015), Wetland Unit (OMNRF, 2014), Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Inventory (ECCC and OMNRF, 2004) and the Provincial Land Cover 28 (OMNRF, 1998).Using the How Much Habitat is Enough? guidelines, each study unit (2 ha hexagon) containing wetland was assessed and scored by the following criteria: percent of wetland cover in quaternary watershed, location of coastal features, adjacent natural cover, size and proximity. These criteria were added together to calculate overall wetland score within each study unit; this overall wetland score was divided into quartiles and the top 25% of scores were categorized as having potential high conservation value (PHCV).Species at risk (SAR) were assessed and scored by the following criteria: diversity, SAR richness, SAR irreplaceability, global rarity, candidate SAR, and probability of critical habitat. These criteria were added together to calculate an overall SAR score within each study unit; this overall SAR score was divided into quartiles and the top 25% of SAR scores within wetlands were categorized as having PHCV.Migratory bird criteria relevant to wetlands (waterfowl stopover + waterfowl density) were added together to calculate an overall migratory bird score within each study unit; this overall migratory bird score was divided into quartiles and the top 25% of migratory bird scores were categorized as having PHCV.Using these three criteria (overall wetland score, SAR score and migratory bird scores), each study unit was assigned a final PHCV score (0-3). A final PHCV score of 0 indicated that while the study unit may contain wetland, it was not within the top 25% of overall wetland scores. Study units with a final PHCV score greater than 0 were aggregated together at 750 m to derive High Value Habitat: Wetland.Secondary Site - Wetland = less than 20 ha in size; Biodiversity Site - Wetland = greater than 20 ha in size.
Copyright Text: Environment and Climate Change Canada - Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario, in partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada, 2016.