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LAC SAINT-PIERRE |
 © Photo: Normand Gariépy |
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| Brief description |
Monitoring and characterization of erosion of banks of Lac Saint-Pierre Monitoring of treated urban waste water Monitoring of effluents of industrial waste water Inventory of fauna and flora Research and studies of the fauna/agriculture relations to enable the elaboration of agricultural practices that respect the environment Conservation of wood lot or sugar bush Inventory of the wild fowl Inventory of endangered birds Studies of Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), Screech Owl (Otus asio), passerines, Copper redhorse (Moxostoma hubbsi), snowgoose (Anser caerulescens), Green Dragon (Arisaema dracontium) Study and monitoring of habitats of lac Saint-Pierre Reptiles, amphibians and fish Socio-economic study on navigation Strategic plan for development of ecotourism Air/surface exchange of mercury in the Baie St.François- Lac Saint-Pierre Biosphere Reserve Collaborative research network program on the impacts of atmospheric mercury deposition on large scale ecosystems in Canada - Lac Saint-Pierre Biosphere Reserve |
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| Specific variables... | ||||
| Abiotic | Acidic deposition/Acid rain, erosion, habitat, heavy metals, monitoring/methodologies, pollution, pollutants. | |||
| Biodiversity | Amphibians, birds, conservation, fauna, fishes, flora, freshwater/inland water, plants, rare/endangered/threatened species, reptiles, species inventorying/inventory. | |||
| Socio-economic | Agriculture/Production systems, industry, monitoring methodologies, people-nature relations/man/nature, social/socio-economic aspects, tourism, transport. | |||
| Integrated monitoring | Impact and risk studies/Environmental impact, integrated studies/interdisciplinaty, planning and zoning measures/zonation, sustainable development/sustainable use, urban systems/towns/cities. | |||
| Last updated: 2/26/2007 |
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