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Market Share of Large Cars: 1990 Model (Human Activities Leading to Emissions)
The percentage of large cars in the total sales of light-duty vehicles with the model year 1990 is shown for the populated areas. Light-duty vehicles include all cars and light... -
October Mean Daily Minimum Temperatures
The map shows the mean daily minimum temperatures for October. In October, longer nights and a return to below-freezing minimum temperatures is evident across most of Canada... -
Ecological Framework
Fifteen ecozones make up terrestrial Canada, and five make up the marine waters bordering Canada. Canada’s 15 terrestrial ecozones can be subdivided into 53 ecoprovinces, which... -
Human Activities in Ecosystems - Mining Sites
In Canada, mines are most heavily concentrated in the Mixedwood Plains, Boreal Shield, Prairie, and Montane Cordillera ecozones. Mines require accessibility, and are therefore... -
Threats to Ecosystems - Road Density
Transportation activities have a great impact on the environment because they fracture natural habitats and create pollution. Roads intrude into natural habitats, separating... -
Productive Forest Land Use
Forty-five percent of the Canadian territory is forested corresponding to 417.6 million hectares. There are 234.5 million hectares of commercial forests and 0.4% is harvested... -
Canada 1-km, 10-day, SPOT/VEGETATION composites for growing season-2002-02-15
As part of the climate change research, data from the SPOT/VEGETATION instrument are systematically corrected for period 1998-2004 and provided in this archive. The VGT archive... -
Threats to Ecosystems - Sewage Treatment
Urban living generates waste that is usually treated to some degree and then discharged into water bodies. Too much waste can pose a risk to aquatic ecosystems and species.... -
Threats to Ecosystems - Species at Risk
The highest number of species at risk is in the southern areas of Canada where human activity is most extensive and intensive. As of May 2002, 30 animal and plant species had... -
Market Share of Midsize Cars: 1990 Model (Human Activities Leading to Emissions)
The percentage of midsize cars in the total sales of light-duty vehicles with the model year 1990 is shown for the populated areas. Light-duty vehicles include all cars and... -
Canada 1-km, 10-day, SPOT/VEGETATION composites for growing season-2002-05-26
As part of the climate change research, data from the SPOT/VEGETATION instrument are systematically corrected for period 1998-2004 and provided in this archive. The VGT archive... -
Forest Fire Severity Level, 2090-2099
Climate warming can bring more frequent and severe forest fires. This map shows the change in forest fire severity levels across Canada from 2090 to 2099, based on Global... -
Forest-Reliant Communities, 1996 - 5 Year Mobility Index
The 5-year mobility measures the percentage of the population aged five years or older who moved (changed address) in the five years preceding Census Day, 1996. The values are... -
Forest-Reliant Communities, 1996
This map indicates the degree of reliance of each of the 298 communities on forest-related industries. The index range spans the complete range from 50% up to 100% with most... -
Protecting Forests
Approximately 7.6% of Canada's forest land is located in protected areas. Over 95% of protected forests are totally protected and the rest reflect degrees of human intervention... -
Forest Fire Hotspots, 2009
A hotspot is a mark on an infrared satellite image indicating a heat source typical of burning vegetation. A hotspot may represent one fire or be one of several hotspots...